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HIGHLIGHTS-UK PM Brown's regular press conference

By: AFX | 10 Nov 2009 | 06:49 AM ET

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LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Below are highlights from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's regular press conference on Tuesday. ON BUDGET DEFICIT FEARS: "We have assured people that, as a result of our deficit reduction plan that we announced in our budget in April that we are taking the necessary action to cut our deficit by half .. probably ahead of other countries." "The world itself will have to come to a conclusion about how it deals with what has been a necessary one-off adjustment to the problems of globalisation -- which is failure of the financial sector -- not problems unique to one country." "I think the ratings agencies will take into account that these are world issues that have got to be dealt with, not just by one country, but many countries." ON EU ROLES: "(Foreign Secretary) David Miliband was never a candidate for the high representative job. Britain has only one candidate for the European Council positions that are being discussed at the moment: That candidate is Tony Blair and his candidature is for the presidency of the council. "These matters will be sorted out in the next few days. I repeat there has only ever been one British candidate for these jobs. ON AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY: "We want to be in a position where a number of the districts of Helmand over the course of the next year are not only filled with Afghan forces able to do the job, but that we transfer political control... (to) the Afghan people. "We think by mid-next year probably two parts of Helmand can be transferred from our side, from our responsibility and of course the Americans will be thinking likewise in the areas for which they have responsibility." ON TROOP NUMBERS: "I do expect other countries in NATO to make commitments as well.... I think there are other countries ready to play their part in Afghanistan and I know that President (Barack) Obama will also be looking for other countries to join him in making whatever commitments he will make." (Reporting by UK bureau, uk.online@reuters.com)) Keywords: BRITAIN BROWN/ COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.

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