HISTORIC PRESS RELEASE : Economy has my undivided attention – Gordon Brown [24 October 2008]

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 24 October 2008.

Gordon Brown has said that his “undivided attention” is on helping people through the economic slowdown and that the UK is better placed than many countries to deal with the current economic crisis thanks to its low national debt.

Speaking to Sky news earlier today, the PM said that the UK was fighting a recession and that he was determined to do “everything possible” to tackle the ongoing economic problems.

Mr Brown repeated his opposition to a cut in oil production, a step announced by OPEC today, but noted that oil prices were falling and said he wanted to see those falls passed on to consumers through lower prices.