Gordon Brown embarrassed by Chile president on economy
During a press conference with the Prime Minister, Chile's president Michelle Bachelet boasted that Chile was in good economic shape "because of our decision during the good times to save some of the money for the bad times."
Her remarks follow criticism this week from:
* MEP Dan Hannan, whose attack on Mr Brown in the European Parliament - initially laughed off by the Prime Minister - has become a big hit on the internet
* Leader of the Opposition David Cameron, who said that Brown did not "fix the roof while the sun was shining"
* Bank of England Governor Mervyn King, who said Britain could not afford another stimulus package (and the Treasury agreeing with him)
* The Czech Prime Minister warning that the economic recovery plans were the "way to hell"
* Shadow Chancellor George Osborne saying "Gordon Brown is getting lessons from the Latin Americans about sound public finances. You couldn't make it up. It is because under Labour, Britain suffers the national embarrassment of having the biggest budget deficit by far of any G20 country."
However, Mr Brown felt he needed to respond by insisting that the International Monetary Fund believed Britain was better prepared than most countries for the downturn.
Her remarks follow criticism this week from:
* MEP Dan Hannan, whose attack on Mr Brown in the European Parliament - initially laughed off by the Prime Minister - has become a big hit on the internet
* Leader of the Opposition David Cameron, who said that Brown did not "fix the roof while the sun was shining"
* Bank of England Governor Mervyn King, who said Britain could not afford another stimulus package (and the Treasury agreeing with him)
* The Czech Prime Minister warning that the economic recovery plans were the "way to hell"
* Shadow Chancellor George Osborne saying "Gordon Brown is getting lessons from the Latin Americans about sound public finances. You couldn't make it up. It is because under Labour, Britain suffers the national embarrassment of having the biggest budget deficit by far of any G20 country."
However, Mr Brown felt he needed to respond by insisting that the International Monetary Fund believed Britain was better prepared than most countries for the downturn.
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