Brown warns of Live 8 disappointment

The G8 summit risks disappointing anti-poverty campaigners like Bob Geldof and Bono, Chancellor Gordon Brown admitted today.

Brown warns of Live 8 disappointment
Tue, 05 Jul, 2005 - 09:27

The G8 summit risks disappointing anti-poverty campaigners like Bob Geldof and Bono, Chancellor Gordon Brown admitted today.

Ministers have “worked well” with the Live 8 organisers, Mr Brown said on the eve of the gathering in Gleneagles, Scotland.

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