主题：Gordon Brown 露出真面目了 -- georgenine

Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Downing Street has confirmed.

However, the prime minister will attend the closing ceremony.

A spokeswoman said it was not a change of plan, Mr Brown had never planned to attend the ceremony and had made it clear he was not boycotting the Games.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said Mr Brown "seems to do the right thing late in the day when he is forced to do so because of public opinion".