Gordon Brown his said any anger is usually directed at himself Labour has gone on the offensive over Gordon Brown's temperament after an anti-bullying charity said it had been contacted by staff from his office.The prime minister's Parliamentary aide called for evidence of the calls from the National Bullying Helpline. Charity boss Christine Pratt has said she spoke out in anger at government denials of staff mistreatment in No 10. The Observer had reported that civil service head Sir Gus O'Donnell warned the PM about behaviour towards staff. Labour MP Anne Snelgrove - who is the prime minister's Parliamentary private secretary - said the charity "needs to demonstrate that these questions really have come from staff at Number 10". "Why is she [Ms Pratt] going public with this rather than taking it up privately if these phone calls were genuine?" In 'denial'The charity's chief executive told the BBC that its helpline had been called three or four times by Downing Street staff in the last three or four years.[Read more...]