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| Leaders gather in London for G20 | Leaders gather in London for G20 |
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| Prime Minister Gordon Brown is briefing the cabinet as world leaders gather in London for Thursday's G20 summit. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown is briefing the cabinet as world leaders gather in London for Thursday's G20 summit. |
| US President Barack Obama arrives in the UK later for the meeting, which is being billed as a turning point in efforts to deal with global recession. | US President Barack Obama arrives in the UK later for the meeting, which is being billed as a turning point in efforts to deal with global recession. |
| Mr Brown has stressed it will only succeed if all nations act together. | Mr Brown has stressed it will only succeed if all nations act together. |
| The Times says French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to walk out if demands for tougher global financial regulation are not met. | The Times says French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to walk out if demands for tougher global financial regulation are not met. |
| Mr Sarkozy is reported to be pushing for a global financial regulator - an idea opposed by Britain and America. | Mr Sarkozy is reported to be pushing for a global financial regulator - an idea opposed by Britain and America. |
| Security operation | Security operation |
| Instead, countries are expected to agree greater cooperation among national regulators. There is also expected to be agreement on tougher regulation of tax havens. | Instead, countries are expected to agree greater cooperation among national regulators. There is also expected to be agreement on tougher regulation of tax havens. |
| Mr Brown has stressed the main aim of the summit, in London's Docklands, must be to "clean up" the global banking system but his call for a fresh injection of cash into the world economy may go unheeded. | Mr Brown has stressed the main aim of the summit, in London's Docklands, must be to "clean up" the global banking system but his call for a fresh injection of cash into the world economy may go unheeded. |
| No violence can be tolerated, no intimidation of people is allowed Prime Minister Gordon Brown Public 'backs economic reforms | |
| The prime minister is holding a series of bilateral talks later on Tuesday with leaders arriving for the summit. | The prime minister is holding a series of bilateral talks later on Tuesday with leaders arriving for the summit. |
| The world's union leaders will also issue a joint statement calling for more public investment, active labour markets and green jobs to tackle the recession. | The world's union leaders will also issue a joint statement calling for more public investment, active labour markets and green jobs to tackle the recession. |
| It comes amid one of the biggest security operations ever mounted in the UK, with mass protests planned by anti-capitalist groups and the Stop the War coalition among others. | It comes amid one of the biggest security operations ever mounted in the UK, with mass protests planned by anti-capitalist groups and the Stop the War coalition among others. |
| Mr Brown said no violence or intimidation would be tolerated from protesters, saying the police would act "very quickly" to protect people or property under threat. | |
| 'Jobs and environment' | |
| He said most people who wanted to make their views known on subjects such as jobs, climate change and global poverty were doing so peacefully. | |
| "I think most people who are making their views known are wanting to do so in a peaceful way," he told GMTV. | |
| "After all, people are talking about jobs, about protecting the environment and helping the poorest countries." | |
| He said he would be speaking at St Paul's Cathedral with some of the people who were keen to make their views known on these issues. | |
| But he added: "No violence can be tolerated, no intimidation of people is allowed, and the police will act very quickly if there is any threat to property or people." | |
| Scotland Yard is describing the G20 policing plan as one of the largest, and complicated public order operations it has ever devised. | Scotland Yard is describing the G20 policing plan as one of the largest, and complicated public order operations it has ever devised. |
| Ring of steel | Ring of steel |
| Some 84,000 police man-hours have been allocated to the entirety of Operation Glencoe, the G20 security strategy. All police leave has been cancelled in London for Wednesday and Thursday. | Some 84,000 police man-hours have been allocated to the entirety of Operation Glencoe, the G20 security strategy. All police leave has been cancelled in London for Wednesday and Thursday. |
| Six police forces are part of the £7.5m security plan. The Metropolitan Police is leading - but also calling in colleagues from the City of London and British Transport Police. | Six police forces are part of the £7.5m security plan. The Metropolitan Police is leading - but also calling in colleagues from the City of London and British Transport Police. |
| Outside of the M25 motorway, officers from Bedfordshire, Essex and Sussex will have critical roles in securing the arrival and transfer of delegations to their virtual bunkers in embassies and hotels. | Outside of the M25 motorway, officers from Bedfordshire, Essex and Sussex will have critical roles in securing the arrival and transfer of delegations to their virtual bunkers in embassies and hotels. |
| London braces for angry protests during Thursday's G20 summit | London braces for angry protests during Thursday's G20 summit |
| Inside the capital, police will co-ordinate the movement of these entourages and create a sterile environment at the Excel centre, base for the talks in East London's Canning Town. | Inside the capital, police will co-ordinate the movement of these entourages and create a sterile environment at the Excel centre, base for the talks in East London's Canning Town. |
| Meanwhile on Monday, as the security provisions were being put in place, the prime minister said he believed world leaders would "rise to the challenge" of tackling the economic crisis and were "prepared to do whatever is necessary" to solve it. | Meanwhile on Monday, as the security provisions were being put in place, the prime minister said he believed world leaders would "rise to the challenge" of tackling the economic crisis and were "prepared to do whatever is necessary" to solve it. |
| One of a series of world leaders to visit 10 Downing Street in the lead-up to the summit was Mexican President Felipe Calderon. | One of a series of world leaders to visit 10 Downing Street in the lead-up to the summit was Mexican President Felipe Calderon. |
| Last week, the UK prime minister visited countries including the US, Brazil and Chile, promoting calls for a co-ordinated fiscal stimulus. | Last week, the UK prime minister visited countries including the US, Brazil and Chile, promoting calls for a co-ordinated fiscal stimulus. |
| In an interview with the Financial Times, US President Barack Obama said: "With respect to the stimulus, there is going to be an accord that G20 countries will do what is necessary to promote trade and growth. | In an interview with the Financial Times, US President Barack Obama said: "With respect to the stimulus, there is going to be an accord that G20 countries will do what is necessary to promote trade and growth. |
| "The most important task for us all is to deliver a strong message of unity in the face of crisis." | "The most important task for us all is to deliver a strong message of unity in the face of crisis." |