DAVID STRINGER
JANE WARDELL
Associated Press Writers
LONDON – Britain’s economic recovery remains fragile, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Wednesday, as he paved the way for a national election by announcing the government’s budget would be published in two weeks.
In a pre-election swipe at the main opposition Conservative Party, Brown said it was too early to withdraw support for the struggling economy and offered a glimpse of the ruling Labour Party’s plans by announcing a pay freeze for senior public employees.