The measures are designed to bolster public trust in a Labour government and in British politics, shattered by his predecessor Tony Blair's decision to back the U.S.-led war on Iraq and by allegations of sleaze.
Brown said he wanted parliament to hold United States-style hearings on key appointments and assume the power, currently held by the prime minister, to ratify international treaties.
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