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| Brown says Scots 'won't lose out' | Brown says Scots 'won't lose out' |
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| Chancellor Gordon Brown has denied Scotland would lose out through his drive to appeal to Middle England. | Chancellor Gordon Brown has denied Scotland would lose out through his drive to appeal to Middle England. |
| Mr Brown insisted his policies and ideas would benefit people across the whole of the UK. | Mr Brown insisted his policies and ideas would benefit people across the whole of the UK. |
| He said Labour now faced new challenges like international terrorism, the need for stronger communities and preparing for global competition. | He said Labour now faced new challenges like international terrorism, the need for stronger communities and preparing for global competition. |
| The chancellor's speech to the Labour conference has been billed as the biggest of his career. | |
| Mr Brown told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "I'm proud to be Scottish and I'm proud to be part of Britain. | |
| I think people can judge for themselves. I will be setting down what I believe Chancellor Gordon Brown | I think people can judge for themselves. I will be setting down what I believe Chancellor Gordon Brown |
| "And the important thing to recognise is that the policies I have pursued as chancellor since 1997 have been good for Scotland and good for the whole of the United Kingdom." | "And the important thing to recognise is that the policies I have pursued as chancellor since 1997 have been good for Scotland and good for the whole of the United Kingdom." |
| He cited low interest rates and employment, and higher investment in health and education. | He cited low interest rates and employment, and higher investment in health and education. |
| "Of course there's a lot more to do - but the idea these policies have not made a difference to Scotland in making us better off, which some people try to perpetrate, is completely wrong," said Mr Brown. | "Of course there's a lot more to do - but the idea these policies have not made a difference to Scotland in making us better off, which some people try to perpetrate, is completely wrong," said Mr Brown. |
| Asked if his address to the Labour conference was make-or-break for his leadership ambitions, Mr Brown said: "I think people can judge for themselves. I will be setting down what I believe. | Asked if his address to the Labour conference was make-or-break for his leadership ambitions, Mr Brown said: "I think people can judge for themselves. I will be setting down what I believe. |
| "I know what we have achieved over the last nine years, and I'm proud of that. But I know also that this country faces big challenges." | "I know what we have achieved over the last nine years, and I'm proud of that. But I know also that this country faces big challenges." |