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Brown pledges action to get banks lending

Gordon Brown yesterday promised more action soon to unfreeze bank lending as the Bank of England cut its base rate to a record low of 1.5%.

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MICHAEL SETTLE, UK Political Editor

Gordon Brown yesterday promised more action soon to unfreeze bank lending as the Bank of England cut its base rate to a record low of 1.5%.