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Gordon Brown has said he thinks X-Factor's twin contestants John and Edward Grimes are "not very good".

Gordon Brown has said he thinks X Factor's twin contestants John and Edward Grimes are "not very good".

The double act has provoked the ire of many of the viewing public but has been voted into the latter stages of the ITV1 singing contest show.

The prime minister told Manchester radio station Key 103 he did not rate the twins but added that some of the other contestants were "really good".

Mr Brown has declared himself a "fan" of X Factor.

Questioned by an audience of mostly young people in Manchester, the prime minister said : "I don't think they're very good".

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