Gordon Brown goes digital

Updated 11.57 Mon May 19 2008
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Gordon Brown's YouTube version of Prime Minister's Questions has proved an instant hit.

Mr Brown is appearing on his own website promising to answer the most popular queries regularly with his own video messages.

David Cameron once branded Mr Brown "an analogue Prime Minister in a digital age"

Within hours of its launch it already had almost 3,500 subscribers.

Addressing the Google Zeitgeist conference, he earlier said he hopes Britain develops the framework to become a world leader in new technology and creative industries.

The leader of the Opposition, David Cameron, has already set up his own site - Webcameron.

The Conservative leader once branded Mr Brown "an analogue Prime Minister in a digital age".

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