We've been given a yellow card - Labour (Guardian Unlimited)
Story date: 2008-05-04 04:29:42
Added on: 2008-05-04 20:15:10
Gordon Brown is planning to help hard-pressed families in the wake of Labour's drubbing in the elections with a package including the expansion of shared equity schemes to boost the housing market, the shelving of plans for council rubbish taxes, and putting more pressure on supermarkets to contain food price rises.
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