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| Brown to meet Bush at White House | Brown to meet Bush at White House |
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| Gordon Brown is to hold talks with President Bush at the White House about the global financial crisis. | Gordon Brown is to hold talks with President Bush at the White House about the global financial crisis. |
| The prime minister will speak to the UN General Assembly in New York before the meeting at 1620 local time (2120 BST). | The prime minister will speak to the UN General Assembly in New York before the meeting at 1620 local time (2120 BST). |
| US talks on a $700bn (£380bn) bail-out plan to revive the finance sector have ended in stalemate. | |
| Meanwhile, a BBC poll suggests Mr Brown and Chancellor Alistair Darling are more trusted to handle the economy than the Conservative Party's leadership. | Meanwhile, a BBC poll suggests Mr Brown and Chancellor Alistair Darling are more trusted to handle the economy than the Conservative Party's leadership. |
| On Thursday, the prime minister urged world leaders not to use the financial crisis as an excuse to abandon efforts against global poverty. | On Thursday, the prime minister urged world leaders not to use the financial crisis as an excuse to abandon efforts against global poverty. |
| Desire for stability | Desire for stability |
| Mr Brown, in the US for a UN development summit, has offered support for the US financial rescue package. | Mr Brown, in the US for a UN development summit, has offered support for the US financial rescue package. |
| Mr Bush has proposed the US government take on the debts of struggling financial firms in an an attempt to keep them afloat and also prevent a recession. | Mr Bush has proposed the US government take on the debts of struggling financial firms in an an attempt to keep them afloat and also prevent a recession. |
| Gordon Brown, like presidential contender John McCain, is desperate to place himself at the centre of events Nick RobinsonBBC political editor Read Nick's blog in full | Gordon Brown, like presidential contender John McCain, is desperate to place himself at the centre of events Nick RobinsonBBC political editor Read Nick's blog in full |
| The prime minister said quick action was needed to stabilise the economic situation and that longer-term reforms to the world's financial system were also needed. | The prime minister said quick action was needed to stabilise the economic situation and that longer-term reforms to the world's financial system were also needed. |
| "While the problem comes out of America, it has consequences for all of us and every family will want to know that we are doing everything in our power to ensure that there is stability," he said. | "While the problem comes out of America, it has consequences for all of us and every family will want to know that we are doing everything in our power to ensure that there is stability," he said. |
| Other issues on the agenda for the White House meeting are thought to include Iraq, Afghanistan and the situation in Georgia. | Other issues on the agenda for the White House meeting are thought to include Iraq, Afghanistan and the situation in Georgia. |
| A survey of 1,012 people for BBC Two's Daily Politics show suggests 36% trust Mr Brown and Mr Darling most to steer the UK's economy through the downturn. | A survey of 1,012 people for BBC Two's Daily Politics show suggests 36% trust Mr Brown and Mr Darling most to steer the UK's economy through the downturn. |
| Some 30% opted for Conservative leader David Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne, while 5% chose Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and Treasury spokesman Vince Cable. | Some 30% opted for Conservative leader David Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne, while 5% chose Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and Treasury spokesman Vince Cable. |
| The poll, conducted ComRes on 24th and 25 September, suggests that 24% of people do not know which party offers the best option on the economy. | The poll, conducted ComRes on 24th and 25 September, suggests that 24% of people do not know which party offers the best option on the economy. |