Gordon Brown admits 'bigot' was the wrong word to use
Gordon Brown acknowledged today he had used the "wrong word" in calling a woman a bigot as he tried to put the gaffe behind him and move the election focus back on to the economy.
At a factory in Halesowen, Mr Brown twice insisted: "Yesterday was yesterday."
He added: "I think I've apologised and I've said it was the wrong word to use.
"I am concerned about immigration and controlling immigration. We have introduced controls.
"Sometimes it is frustrating that you've got to remind people that the points system has been brought in and is now working.
"No unskilled worker comes to this country from outside Europe and for skilled workers, we are reducing the categories of skilled workers that can come to this country."
Earlier, he insisted, ahead of tonight's crucial final leaders' debate at the University of Birmingham, that now he wanted to talk about the future of the economy and the risk of a "double dip" recession.
