Gordon says sorry for soldier's surname blunder

Gordon Brown has made a personal phone call to the mother of a soldier whose name he misspelled in a letter of sympathy.

He incorrectly called the mother of Guardsman Jamie Janes “Mrs James”.

The Sun called the blunder “bloody shameful”, forcing a hasty apology from the Prime Minister.

Political pressure is growing on Mr Brown after the recent spate of deaths in Afghanistan.

Two more fallen soldiers are due to be named any moment now.