| German politician steps up row over Brown's policies (Guardian Unlimited) |
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A row between Britain and Germany over the global recession intensified last night when Angela Merkel's CDU party blamed Gordon Brown for mishandling the British economy. As Brown and Merkel discussed a Europe-wide €200bn (£176bn) fiscal stimulus plan at a summit in Brussels, the CDU's budget spokesman intervened in the most sensitive area of British politics to accuse the prime minister of ... |