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Briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesman on: Savings/Public Investment, Israel/Gaza, economy/recession and misc

Gordon Brown has outlined the Government’s thinking on how it will invest billions of pounds to stimulate the economy and create potentially tens of thousands of new jobs.

Gordon Brown has promised business leaders that the Government will provide a “comprehensive plan” to tackle the financial crisis and the ongoing economic downturn.

Gordon Brown has said that his “undivided attention” is on helping people through the economic slowdown and that the UK is better placed than many countries to deal with the current economic crisis thanks to its low national debt.