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Brown insists recovery, not cuts, must be the priority
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Gordon Brown this morning insisted that he is right to prioritise economic growth over cutting Britain's budget deficit, citing the 67 economists who went public today with their concerns over the Conservative party's spending plans.
The prime minister told an audience of centre-left politicians in London that it would be dangerous to start making deep cuts to public spending before the UK economy is in a healthier state.
"Progressives ... have to go for growth and not do anything that puts the recovery at risk," said Brown, in a speech that also included several attacks on David Cameron's policies.
"2010 must be the year for growth," he said, "not the year... Full Story |
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