'broken' brown heads to copenhagen

Gordon Brown is heading to the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen with the aim of avoiding the growing unrest at his dithering at home. With no understanding of the tremendous irony the Prime Minister will fly into the summit - several days before most world leaders - determined to get the talks back on course and achieve a meaningful deal to reduce carbon emissions.

Ahead of the Prime Minister's trip, aides said Mr Brown wanted to bring to the table the voice of poorer countries, and he plans to spend much of Wednesday in private making sure that the UK is amongst them. His plans are believed to include increasing the amount of money that the UK gives to other nations each year, selling off assets at a car boot sale and doubling the number of public sector jobs.

Before setting off, Mr Brown will hold talks in Downing Street with Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister and the head of the African Union's delegation to the United Nations gathering. There are unconfirmed reports that Prime Minister Brown will use the time try to negotiate the UK's repositioning as an African nation.


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