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I can save economy again - Brown | |
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he is the right man to steer the country through difficult economic times. | |
He blamed "international factors" for rising oil and food prices and housing market problems and said he would take the right action to deal with them. | |
Asked if he should stay in his job he said: "There are many people who could take over but I think I can steer this economy through difficult times." | |
"I have done it before and I can do it again," he told the BBC. | |
The prime minister, who faces questions at his monthly media conference later, is seeking to regain the political initiative after recent difficulties. | The prime minister, who faces questions at his monthly media conference later, is seeking to regain the political initiative after recent difficulties. |
On Tuesday he announced a £2.7bn tax cut to win over Labour rebels angry at the axing of the 10p tax rate. | On Tuesday he announced a £2.7bn tax cut to win over Labour rebels angry at the axing of the 10p tax rate. |
On Wednesday he set out his draft legislative programme for next year - a list of bills that he plans to bring into Parliament from November this year. | On Wednesday he set out his draft legislative programme for next year - a list of bills that he plans to bring into Parliament from November this year. |
The Conservatives and Lib Dems say the programme was an exercise in political survival after Labour's local elections losses. | |
All parties are campaigning in Crewe and Nantwich ahead of the by-election on 22 May is seen as a key to Labour's prospects of recovery, after its worst local election results in 40 years. | All parties are campaigning in Crewe and Nantwich ahead of the by-election on 22 May is seen as a key to Labour's prospects of recovery, after its worst local election results in 40 years. |