Minute-by-minute coverage of the prime minister's monthly meeting with the media live

6.00pm: George Pascoe-Watson of the Sun asks about an early election. His paper is campaigning for an early election.

5.59pm: Another journalist asks why Brown asked the taxpayer to pay for his Sky Sports subscription.

Brown says he will reflect on this. But he believes he has done the right thing. MPs have extra costs because they live in two places.

5.58pm: Brown defends the right