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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Larry Elliott Economics editor

Gordon Brown: UK has to get on war footing for economic growth

Gordon Brown speaking at a podium
Gordon Brown. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Britain needs to be put on an economic “war footing” if it is to break out of a vicious cycle of low growth, the former prime minister Gordon Brown will say on Monday.

In a speech to the Institute for Government thinktank, he will call for the creation of a National Economic Council, jointly chaired by the prime minister and chancellor with a mission to deliver annual growth of 3%.

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