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Brown has ‘no regret’ over pension policy

By Ben Hall, Political Correspondent

Published: April 18 2007 01:31 | Last updated: April 18 2007 01:31

Gordon Brown on Tuesday professed no regret over his decision 10 years ago to scrap a £5bn-a-year tax credit for pension funds as he saw off a Conservative assault in the Commons on his economic record.

Mr Brown comfortably survived a Tory censure motion that was rejected by 298 to 233, a majority of 65, at the close of a six-hour debate.

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