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Gordon Brown dramatically blames US for world banking crisis

British Prime Minister Gordon BrownLondon, Oct 1: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has blamed America for the world banking crisis, and said it had a duty to fix it.

Brown said the financial turmoil engulfing Britain started in the US and must be resolved there.

He left American politicians in no doubt they must come to their senses tomorrow and back a rescue deal for their banks, The Sun reported.

Tory leader declares Brown is ''bust''

London, Sept. 29 : The leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, David Cameron has launched a major broadside against Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and accused him of being "bust."

On the first day of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, The Telegraph quoted Cameron as saying that the prospect of higher taxes was very real under the present regime.

Cameron said: ``We have to ask the question who brought us and our economy to this position? Who was it that spent and spent and borrowed and borrowed and gave us that massive budget deficit?

"The answer is our Prime Minister, the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown - and my message to Gordon Brown is this: You have had your boom and your reputation is now bust.''''

Labour recovers in opinion poll after Brown's conference speech

Labour recovers in opinion poll after Brown's conference speech London - Following the party conference speech by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Britain's Labour Party has recovered its position slightly in an opinion poll published Saturday in the Guardian daily.

Labour polled 32 per cent, up three percentage points, nine points behind the opposition Conservatives, who dropped by three points to 41 per cent.

One month ago, Labour was 15 points behind the Conservatives, led by David Cameron.

Brown throws support behind Bush's bailout plan

Washington - Brown throws support behind Bush's bailout plan British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday endorsed President George W Bush's 700-billion-dollar plan designed to rescue the US financial sector and stave off further turmoil in global markets.

"Britain supports the financial plan. And whatever the details of it, it's the right thing to do to take us through these difficult circumstances," Brown said at a hastily scheduled meeting with Bush at the White House.

British premier urges stabilization of world financial markets

British premier urges stabilization of world financial markets New York  - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Friday for stabilizing the international financial markets roiled by the credit crunch in the United States and for reviewing the role of major financial institutions created after World War II.

Brown said the US needs global support as it is trying to work out details of the bailout of the credit markets and investment banking systems.

Brown gets opinion poll boost from speech, but trouble lingers

London - Brown gets opinion poll boost from speech, but trouble lingers Prime Minister Gordon Brown's keynote speech to the Labour Party conference appears to have left a positive mark with voters, according to an opinion poll published Thursday.

The YouGov poll showed the Labour Party at 31 per cent, a seven- point gain over previous surveys, while the Conservatives had the backing of 41 per cent of those asked which party they wished to see in government.

At the height of the speculation over Brown's leadership, Labour had lagged by more than 20 points behind the Conservatives.

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