Stay tuned for live coverage of Brown’s press conference from 1200 onwards. You can watch proceedings here.
1209: Brown’s taking his time. Still no sign…
1213: Here’s Brown now, striding to the lecturn. Expect much ado about bonuses.
1213: He’s just come from meeting the heads of the IMF and World Bank. Leads off saying that the government’s priority is “looking after hard working families”.
1214: Roll call of world leaders he’s meeting: “I thinking we’re fashioning a global solution”.
1215: This may not be PMQs, but it sounds quite similar so far. Plenty of talk about the government’s “real action”. No bashing of the “do nothing” Tories, though…
1215: “What we need is the world to work together”
1217: “We know we need a more transparent regulatory system … but it will not be enough if one country alone does that.” The “global” addendum seems designed to deflect criticism of Brown’s tripartite regulatory system. He doesn’t want people thinking that hasn’t worked…
1218: Questions now.
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