Brown's £1.5 一兆 '救助（する）'

By Jonathan Oliver
Updated: 00:00 BST, 23 May 2004

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GORDON BROWN will bring 今後 a £1.5 一兆 public spending 計画（する） to save Tony Blair's leadership.

The （ドイツなどの）首相／（大学の）学長 will 発表する 詳細（に述べる）s of his three-year spending review several weeks 早期に to try to shore up 労働's flagging fortunes, the Mail on Sunday h as learned.

Spending 告示s are usually made in July. But this year's has been pencilled in for next month, すぐに after the 10 June 地元の and European 選挙s in which 労働 is 推定する／予想するd to 苦しむ 激しい losses.

Brown will 発表する that public spending will for the first time 最高の，を越す £500bn a year - or £1.5 一兆 over three years.

The review will lead to a blitz of Whitehall 声明s 約束ing higher spending on schools, hospitals and 輸送（する）, a move that 大臣s hope will 中和する／阻止する a drubbing at the 投票s.

It will also help 支え（る） up Mr Blair, the arch-競争相手 Mr Brown hopes to 後継する as 労働 leader.

But there is Westminster 憶測 that Mr Brown is eager for Mr Blair to continue as 総理大臣 at least until next year's General 選挙.

同盟（する）s 恐れる that Mr Brown's leadership would be 損失d at birth if he took over this summer with the Iraq 危機 still 激怒（する）ing.

The fightback comes まっただ中に rumours that disgruntled MPs are planning a クーデター against Mr Blair.

One Left-wing MP said: 'After 10 June we will collect 指名するs for a 可能性のある 動議 of no-信用／信任.'