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Oil crisis is now worse than in the 1970s, says Brown

Gordon Brown held out the prospect of a fall in oil prices after a trip to Saudi Arabia where he called for a "new deal" to promote clean energy and end the conflict of interest between oil producers and oil consumers.

Gordon Brown held out the prospect of a fall in oil prices after a trip to Saudi Arabia where he called for a "new deal" to promote clean energy and end the conflict of interest between oil producers and oil consumers.