Gordon Brown On Defensive Over Economic Strategy

Gordon Brown On Defensive Over Economic Strategy

Gordon Brown has been thrown on to the defensive over his economic strategy as his political opponents exploit a blistering German attack on his borrowing spree.

A furious Prime Minister hit back at Peer Steinbrück, Germany's Finance Minister, who accused him of making a spectacular U-turn since his years as a prudent chancellor by adopting a "crass" and "breathtaking" policy of "tossing around billions".

Mr Brown replied that refusing to take action to stimulate the world's economies would mean "failing in the role of government". He said: "The important thing is that almost every country around the world is doing what we have been doing."

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