Power of MumsNet grows as Gordon Brown hails it as a great British institution

Published: 7:30AM GMT 03 March 2010

Mumsnet 10 year anniversary Party at Google Headquaters in London.Attended by Primeminister Gordon Brown and his mother Sarah Brown who is a part of and zealous user. Pictures with site founders Justine Roberts and Carrie Longton Photo: David Rose

The site distinguished the anniversary at a celebration in the domicile of internet giant, Google, in executive London.

Mr Brown pronounced Mumsnet, that allows mothers to plead each aspect of parenting and share tips and hints, was becoming different the approach Britain lives.

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He said: ""It is now, I think one of the good British institutions"".

The Prime Minister, who was accompanied by his mother and introduced himself to the assembly as ""Mr Sarah Brown"", added: ""You have some-more members than all the domestic parties put together.

""You have already some-more readers than majority newspapers and you positively ask some-more formidable questions than TV"s Question Time or any subject time.""

Online chats with heading politicians, together with Mr Brown and David Cameron, the Conservative leader, are a unchanging underline on the site.

Mr Brown strike the headlines refused to answer one one who analyses who asked what his prime biscuit was on a webchat last year.

The site was founded by dual friends, Carrie Longton and Justine Roberts, who met at an antenatal class.

Ms Longton pronounced the site authorised the one million users to subject politicians without delay on the issues critical to them.

She said: ""John Major used to go on his soapbox. These guys don"t have to. They go on MumsNet and there is entrance to around a million people.""

Among the guest at tonight"s celebration were Kathy Lette, the novelist, and Ed Miliband, the meridian shift secretary.