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Wed 03 Mar 2009Byers urges Brown to ditch recent VAT cut
BRITISH PRIME minister Gordon Brown has been warned that his agenda for next week’s G20 summit is “too ambitious” and risks alienating voters by ignoring their immediate needs.
Former cabinet minister Stephen Byers confirmed the domestic political pressure on Mr Brown ahead of the G20 and Chancellor Alistair Darling’s budget statement. Writing for the Progress think tank, the former “Blairite” minister said bluntly: “These two events must be successful in answering the most pressing questions about the economy but also in delivering politically for Gordon Brown.”
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