On a visit to a health centre, Alice Thompson's GP told the prime minister she had wanted to meet him there but was unable to leave her home nearby.
Accompanied by his wife Sarah, Mr Brown instead strolled up the road and knocked on the front door of her bungalow in Yeadon.
"How wonderful to see you," she said. "I am so proud to meet you."
BBC News - Gordon Brown pays 'proud' Alice surprise visit in Leeds
Suppose it's a busy time for spin doctors and political marketing depts
Makes you want to retch...
