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Transcript of the PM’s speech on the global economy. Mr Brown told the UN that events of recent weeks have “proved beyond doubt that we are now in a new global age”.

Gordon Brown today demanded an end to “the age of irresponsibility” in the financial sector ahead of talks with US President George Bush.

Yesterday’s high-level event on the Millennium Development Goals resulted in a raft of commitments from international leaders, but the UN warns that more must be done.

Gordon Brown will travel to Washington today to discuss the ongoing global economic problems with US President George Bush.

The Prime Minister has called on governments, charities and multinational companies to take “four goal steps” to end poverty around the world.

Gordon Brown and Premier Wen Jiabao of China held bilateral talks in New York last night ahead of today’s high-level UN meeting.

Tomorrow’s United Nations summit on the Millennium Development Goals is a chance to make a difference to the poorest people in the world says Gordon Brown.

Briefing from the Prime Minister’s Spokesman on: Cabinet, Northern Ireland, UN/Food and Agriculture Organisation Summit, 42 days, Polyclinics, Scotland and Bank Holidays