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Patrick Hennessy, Political Editor and Tim Shipman in Washington Gordon Brown will join President George W.Bush in calling for new action to halt soaring global food prices this week, when he arrives in Japan for a world leaders' summit. Mr Brown believes a successful conclusion to the summit would be strong backing for a new global free-trade deal The Prime Minister will tell his fellow leaders at the G8 meeting of the world's leading industrialised countries that the best response to global economic uncertainty is to reach a deal in the "Doha round" of international trade talks which have been stalled for two years. Amid signs that a deal could be in sight, which could include more support for farming in developing countries, G8 leaders in Japan will meet the leaders of Brazil, Russia, China. India and Mexico, all key... [read full story]
