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| Brown pledges to 'go for growth' | Brown pledges to 'go for growth' |
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| Gordon Brown will use his new year message to pledge to "get Britain moving forward again" and warn voters not to "wreck the recovery". | |
| The prime minister will promise to "go for growth" and deliver "a decade of shared prosperity", while cutting the deficit in a "sensible and fair way". | The prime minister will promise to "go for growth" and deliver "a decade of shared prosperity", while cutting the deficit in a "sensible and fair way". |
| Ahead of the general election, which must be called by June, he will warn economic recovery is still fragile. | Ahead of the general election, which must be called by June, he will warn economic recovery is still fragile. |
| The Conservatives described his message as "the last throw of the dice". | The Conservatives described his message as "the last throw of the dice". |
| Mr Brown's message will outline priorities for the coming year - in which Labour will seek to be re-elected for a fourth successive term. | Mr Brown's message will outline priorities for the coming year - in which Labour will seek to be re-elected for a fourth successive term. |
| These will include cutting the deficit, reforming public services, cleaning up politics, and "maintaining Britain's global strength". | These will include cutting the deficit, reforming public services, cleaning up politics, and "maintaining Britain's global strength". |
| 'Privileged few' | 'Privileged few' |
| He will pledge to create "fairly shared" prosperity - and contrast that with those "who say we must plan for a decade of austerity and unfairness where the majority lose out while the privileged few protect themselves". | He will pledge to create "fairly shared" prosperity - and contrast that with those "who say we must plan for a decade of austerity and unfairness where the majority lose out while the privileged few protect themselves". |
| The prime minister will predict that unemployment will start to drop in 2010 and more small businesses will open. | The prime minister will predict that unemployment will start to drop in 2010 and more small businesses will open. |
| Mr Brown will say: "That wasn't inevitable; it was the change we chose. And so my message today is simple: Don't wreck the recovery. The recovery is still fragile and it needs to be nurtured in the interests of those who were hit hardest by the recession." | Mr Brown will say: "That wasn't inevitable; it was the change we chose. And so my message today is simple: Don't wreck the recovery. The recovery is still fragile and it needs to be nurtured in the interests of those who were hit hardest by the recession." |
| This message sounds like the last throw of the dice from a government that has no idea how to solve Britain's problems Chris GraylingShadow home secretary | This message sounds like the last throw of the dice from a government that has no idea how to solve Britain's problems Chris GraylingShadow home secretary |
| BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said the speech marked the start of the 2010 general election campaign. | BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said the speech marked the start of the 2010 general election campaign. |
| Downing Street insiders said despite the economic downturn, the prime minister would deliver an upbeat message. | Downing Street insiders said despite the economic downturn, the prime minister would deliver an upbeat message. |
| The speech will also reveal the more negative dividing lines with the Conservatives which will dominate the election campaign, our correspondent added. | The speech will also reveal the more negative dividing lines with the Conservatives which will dominate the election campaign, our correspondent added. |
| The prime minister has accused the Conservatives of planning "savage" public spending cuts after the next general election. | The prime minister has accused the Conservatives of planning "savage" public spending cuts after the next general election. |
| In his message Mr Brown will say: "We are determined to reduce the deficit at a responsible pace, without choking off the recovery or damaging the frontline services the mainstream majority rely on. | In his message Mr Brown will say: "We are determined to reduce the deficit at a responsible pace, without choking off the recovery or damaging the frontline services the mainstream majority rely on. |
| "Our strategy is to go for growth, because we want to build our country up, not talk Britain down." | "Our strategy is to go for growth, because we want to build our country up, not talk Britain down." |
| He promised to spell out details of plans to invest in "industries of the future" later this week - including high speed rail, aerospace, the digital economy, clean energy and "advanced manufacturing". | He promised to spell out details of plans to invest in "industries of the future" later this week - including high speed rail, aerospace, the digital economy, clean energy and "advanced manufacturing". |
| 'Hideous' class war | 'Hideous' class war |
| Mr Brown will add: "2010 is when we will really get Britain moving forward again." | Mr Brown will add: "2010 is when we will really get Britain moving forward again." |
| The Tories say he has not been straight with the public about the need for spending cuts to tackle spiralling debt levels. | The Tories say he has not been straight with the public about the need for spending cuts to tackle spiralling debt levels. |
| Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said the prime minister's message was "backward-looking" and revealed that "despite warnings from his own cabinet" he is "intent on waging a negative and pointless class war". | Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said the prime minister's message was "backward-looking" and revealed that "despite warnings from his own cabinet" he is "intent on waging a negative and pointless class war". |
| Mr Grayling said: "Gordon Brown has spent money like there is no tomorrow yet the gap between rich and poor has grown wider than ever. | Mr Grayling said: "Gordon Brown has spent money like there is no tomorrow yet the gap between rich and poor has grown wider than ever. |
| "This message sounds like the last throw of the dice from a government that has no idea how to solve Britain's problems." | "This message sounds like the last throw of the dice from a government that has no idea how to solve Britain's problems." |
| Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell warned Mr Brown last week not to turn the general election campaign into a "hideous" class war, after he accused Conservative leader David Cameron of pursuing policies dreamt up "on the playing fields of Eton". | Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell warned Mr Brown last week not to turn the general election campaign into a "hideous" class war, after he accused Conservative leader David Cameron of pursuing policies dreamt up "on the playing fields of Eton". |