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| Leaders clash on recession claim | Leaders clash on recession claim |
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| Gordon Brown has denied Conservative claims that the UK is the only leading world economy still in recession. | Gordon Brown has denied Conservative claims that the UK is the only leading world economy still in recession. |
| During a stormy prime minister questions, Mr Brown said Spain was another member of the G20 nations - alongside the UK - still not in growth. | During a stormy prime minister questions, Mr Brown said Spain was another member of the G20 nations - alongside the UK - still not in growth. |
| Spain is not listed as a G20 member on its website and the Treasury referred calls on the subject to No 10. | Spain is not listed as a G20 member on its website and the Treasury referred calls on the subject to No 10. |
| Tory leader David Cameron said all Labour's predictions on the length of the recession had been proved wrong. | Tory leader David Cameron said all Labour's predictions on the length of the recession had been proved wrong. |
| Spain is a member of the G20 now and it is in recession now Gordon Brown PMQs: From BBC Democracy Live | |
| The clash came a week before the government's pre-Budget report, the last before next year's election. | The clash came a week before the government's pre-Budget report, the last before next year's election. |
| Mr Cameron challenged the prime minister to say when the economy would return to growth, saying other major countries had already emerged from it. | Mr Cameron challenged the prime minister to say when the economy would return to growth, saying other major countries had already emerged from it. |
| He asked the prime minister whether recent figures showed the UK was the last country in the G20 group of leading industrialised nations - regarded as the most powerful international economic forum - to come out of recession. | He asked the prime minister whether recent figures showed the UK was the last country in the G20 group of leading industrialised nations - regarded as the most powerful international economic forum - to come out of recession. |
| Mr Brown said: "No they don't confirm that. Spain is a member of the G20 now and it is in recession now." | Mr Brown said: "No they don't confirm that. Spain is a member of the G20 now and it is in recession now." |
| Spain is not officially a member of the G20 although it has been invited to attend key meetings, including the London summit on global economic recovery earlier this year. | Spain is not officially a member of the G20 although it has been invited to attend key meetings, including the London summit on global economic recovery earlier this year. |
| The US, France and Germany are among major economies to return to growth in recent months. | The US, France and Germany are among major economies to return to growth in recent months. |
| The chancellor has said he expects the UK to return to growth at "the turn of the year". | The chancellor has said he expects the UK to return to growth at "the turn of the year". |
| '1930s mindset' | '1930s mindset' |
| Mr Cameron said Labour's three main claims on the economy - that the UK was better prepared for the downturn, that it had "abolished boom and bust" and that the UK was "leading the world" out of recession - had been proved completely wrong. | |
| Instead of leading the world, Britain had been "left behind", Mr Cameron added. | Instead of leading the world, Britain had been "left behind", Mr Cameron added. |
| "The fact is it that it his policies which have given us the longest and deepest recession in our history," he said. | "The fact is it that it his policies which have given us the longest and deepest recession in our history," he said. |
| Mr Brown said the Tories had opposed a string of Labour policies that will help to shorten the recession, including bank rescues, the fiscal stimulus and support for jobs and mortgage holders. | Mr Brown said the Tories had opposed a string of Labour policies that will help to shorten the recession, including bank rescues, the fiscal stimulus and support for jobs and mortgage holders. |
| "They have been wrong on the recession. They will be wrong on the recovery," he said. | "They have been wrong on the recession. They will be wrong on the recovery," he said. |
| Attacking Mr Cameron's personal economic philosophy, he added: "The voice may be that of a modern public relations man. The mindset is that of the 1930s." | Attacking Mr Cameron's personal economic philosophy, he added: "The voice may be that of a modern public relations man. The mindset is that of the 1930s." |
| The two leaders also clashed on Tory tax proposals, with Mr Brown insisting their plans to cut inheritance tax would help a small group of wealthy people. | The two leaders also clashed on Tory tax proposals, with Mr Brown insisting their plans to cut inheritance tax would help a small group of wealthy people. |