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| Brown offers help over Madeleine | Brown offers help over Madeleine |
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| Chancellor Gordon Brown has told relatives of missing Madeleine McCann he will help "in any way he can". | Chancellor Gordon Brown has told relatives of missing Madeleine McCann he will help "in any way he can". |
| Philomena McCann, lobbying MPs for support in the search for her niece, four, said he was "extremely helpful". | Philomena McCann, lobbying MPs for support in the search for her niece, four, said he was "extremely helpful". |
| British suspect Robert Murat, 33, has said he is "a scapegoat". Police have searched his mother's Algarve villa, close to where Madeleine was last seen. | British suspect Robert Murat, 33, has said he is "a scapegoat". Police have searched his mother's Algarve villa, close to where Madeleine was last seen. |
| A fighting fund will be launched later at the Walkers Stadium in Leicester, to help cover escalating legal bills. | |
| Map of locations | Map of locations |
| Ms McCann, of Glasgow - accompanied by Glasgow Central MP Mohammed Sarwar - said she wanted MPs to use their power and influence to help, and she was not there to criticise the British or Portuguese police. | |
| She said Mr Brown had offered support on "a practical and a personal level" in their meeting. | |
| Give her back, she isn't yours, we want her home and safe Madeleine's aunt Philomena | |
| She added: "For someone to abduct Madeleine, we're aware they would want such a beautiful, caring little girl as she is, and I can totally understand them. | |
| "But give her back, she isn't yours, we want her home and safe." | |
| Meanwhile at Prime Ministers' Questions, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who will meet Ms McCann later, said: "I'm sure that the thoughts of the whole House will be with them at this terrible time." | Meanwhile at Prime Ministers' Questions, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who will meet Ms McCann later, said: "I'm sure that the thoughts of the whole House will be with them at this terrible time." |
| Many MPs wore yellow ribbons that have become a symbol of hope for Madeleine. | Many MPs wore yellow ribbons that have become a symbol of hope for Madeleine. |
| Robert Murat has worked for the police as a translator | Robert Murat has worked for the police as a translator |
| The family's push to keep the search in the public eye comes after Mr Murat was questioned for 12 hours by police. | The family's push to keep the search in the public eye comes after Mr Murat was questioned for 12 hours by police. |
| Mr Murat, who previously lived in Hockering, Norfolk, has recently been living with his mother Jenny, 71, in Praia da Luz. | Mr Murat, who previously lived in Hockering, Norfolk, has recently been living with his mother Jenny, 71, in Praia da Luz. |
| Speaking off camera after questioning, Mr Murat told Sky News: "This has ruined my life and made my life very difficult for my family here and in Britain. | Speaking off camera after questioning, Mr Murat told Sky News: "This has ruined my life and made my life very difficult for my family here and in Britain. |
| "The only way I will survive this is if they catch Madeleine's abductor." | "The only way I will survive this is if they catch Madeleine's abductor." |
| Members of Mr Murat's family have insisted he was having dinner with his mother on the night the four-year-old disappeared. | Members of Mr Murat's family have insisted he was having dinner with his mother on the night the four-year-old disappeared. |
| Tuck Price, a friend of the family, said Mr Murat was keen to get the focus "back on Madeleine and away from him". | |
| "His daughter is now in hiding in the UK," he added. | |
| "The one thing, the compassionate thing, that made him get involved in the case has put his daughter in this horrible position." | |
| Forensic tests | Forensic tests |
| On Tuesday, Chief Inspector Olegario de Sousa told a news conference he could not confirm whether Madeleine was alive or dead. | On Tuesday, Chief Inspector Olegario de Sousa told a news conference he could not confirm whether Madeleine was alive or dead. |
| He said police had searched five houses and seized "various materials" from the properties which were undergoing forensic tests. | He said police had searched five houses and seized "various materials" from the properties which were undergoing forensic tests. |
| It is believed two cars used by the Murats have been examined, and computers, mobile phones and several video tapes were taken away. | It is believed two cars used by the Murats have been examined, and computers, mobile phones and several video tapes were taken away. |
| Two other people - a German woman and a Portuguese man - have been questioned as witnesses. | Two other people - a German woman and a Portuguese man - have been questioned as witnesses. |
| Madeleine McCann disappeared on 3 May | Madeleine McCann disappeared on 3 May |
| Mr Murat has not been formally named by police as their suspect. | Mr Murat has not been formally named by police as their suspect. |
| The suspect has signed an identity and residence statement that prevents him from moving house or leaving Portugal. | The suspect has signed an identity and residence statement that prevents him from moving house or leaving Portugal. |
| Mr Murat may have been designated a suspect by police, or he could have chosen to take "arguido" status himself to gain additional protections under Portuguese law. | Mr Murat may have been designated a suspect by police, or he could have chosen to take "arguido" status himself to gain additional protections under Portuguese law. |
| An arrest can be made once someone is a suspect, but only if there is sufficient evidence. | An arrest can be made once someone is a suspect, but only if there is sufficient evidence. |
| Mr Murat, a former property developer who has a four-year-old daughter, had become well known to journalists during the search for Madeleine. | Mr Murat, a former property developer who has a four-year-old daughter, had become well known to journalists during the search for Madeleine. |
| Madeleine disappeared from her bedroom 13 days ago as her parents ate dinner at a nearby tapas restaurant. | Madeleine disappeared from her bedroom 13 days ago as her parents ate dinner at a nearby tapas restaurant. |
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