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Scoop on British Prime Minister’s mortgage plan 12.03.2008 Reuters delivered a scoop Dec. 3 on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plan to help homeowners who have lost their jobs. Tapping government sources, we broke the news that Brown planned to announce that the unemployed could delay interest payments on their mortgages for up to two years - a major program designed to ease home foreclosures and tackle the sharply deteriorating UK economy. The competition took over one hour to match the story, which was front page news in Britain. Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here	firsts across any industry Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets FX & Money Markets Macroeconomics, monetary policy, FX and money markets Politics & Risk Politics and political risk Equity & Derivatives Companies, sectors, M&A and the financial industry Fixed Income Sovereign and corporate debt, credit, and ratings firsts by region Americas View stories from this region Europe / Middle East / Africa View stories from this region Asia View stories from this region Emerging Markets View stories from this region

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Scoop on British Prime Minister’s mortgage plan

12.03.2008

Reuters delivered a scoop Dec. 3 on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plan to help homeowners who have lost their jobs. Tapping government sources, we broke the news that Brown planned to announce that the unemployed could delay interest payments on their mortgages for up to two years - a major program designed to ease home foreclosures and tackle the sharply deteriorating UK economy. The competition took over one hour to match the story, which was front page news in Britain.

Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here