G20 LONDON SUMMIT - BROWN HAS LED THE WAY FORWARD FOR A FAIR GLOBAL NEW DEAL - 2009-04-02

As the London Summit draws to a close the Labour Party Leader in Europe hails the event a success that must echo round the world.  Glenis Willmott MEP congratulated Prime Minister Gordon Brown on his leadership and vision for fairness in the G20 conclusions.

Glenis Willmott MEP says: "Today we have seen the force and necessity of collective global action to solve the unprecedented problems we face in Britain and right across Europe.  There is a clear plan to stabilise our economies, prevent unemployment and build strong foundations for a recovery that is fair and long-lasting."

"This global new deal marks the beginning of a new system that has fairness at its core and we have a duty to make sure that all the G20 countries, especially those wealthy European countries, echo their deeds with action.

"While we celebrate the commitment our Prime Minister has made to work alongside world leaders to forge a way forward to protect our jobs and businesses, the Tories are isolated and could have achieved nothing.   Britain is a world leader and in the European elections in June we must not allow Cameron to take us into the political wilderness."

NOTE TO EDITORS: 

• The G20 Draft Communiqué made specific reference to the human dimension to the economic crisis:

We commit to support those affected by the crisis by creating employment opportunities and through income support measures.   We will build a fair and family-friendly labour market for both women and men.  We therefore welcome the reports of the London Jobs Conference and the Rome Social Summit and the key principles they proposed.  We will support employment by stimulating growth, investing in education and training, and through active labour market policies, focusing on the most vulnerable.  We call upon the ILO, working with other relevant organisations, to assess the actions taken and those required for the future.

For more information please call the European Parliamentary Labour Party press officer, Silke Thomson on +32 479 790 053.

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