, ▁working ▁for ▁Nicholas ▁Winter ton ▁MP ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁West min ster ▁Brown ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁marg inal ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Brig g ▁and ▁Sc un th or pe ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁general ▁election . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁following ▁fav ou rable ▁boundary ▁changes , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁seat ▁of ▁Brig g ▁and ▁Cle eth or pes . ▁This ▁followed ▁a ▁bitter ▁selection ▁battle ▁between ▁Brown ▁and ▁Michael ▁Bro ther ton , ▁who ▁was ▁MP ▁for ▁the ▁L outh ▁constitu ency , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Im ming ham ▁and ▁Cle eth or pes . ▁ ▁Brown ▁threatened ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁parliament ▁when ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁North ▁K illing hol me , ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁his ▁constitu ency ▁was ▁marked ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁site ▁for ▁nuclear ▁dump ing . ▁D erek ▁La ud ▁served ▁as ▁Brown ' s ▁research ▁assistant ▁for ▁a ▁considerable ▁time ▁as ▁an ▁MP , ▁later ▁becoming ▁a ▁contest ant ▁in ▁Big ▁Bro ther ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁Brown ▁served ▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁Private ▁Secretary ▁to ▁Douglas ▁Hog g , ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Indust ry , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Office ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 9