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from recession with stronger growth than expected as he drew the
battle lines for the general election, in an interview out Saturday.
Brown told The Daily Telegraph newspaper that Britain would return to
growth next year, as he spelt out the differences between his
governing Labour Party and the main opposition Conservatives, who
are 14 percent ahead in the opinion polls with an election due by
June. Brown tried to portray himself as an optimist on the coming
years in Britain, saying the Conservatives had painted a pessimistic
view of tough times ahead that were "simply not true". "Britain is
capable of coming back to growth at a higher rate next year than
people were expecting, and higher rates in the future," the 58-
year-old said.
