Gary Gibbon
Is Ed Miliband’s fiscal responsibility promise just a Houdini lock?
Labour proclaims a “fiscal responsibility lock” in its manifesto – but the IFS says his rules are so vague as to give him a lot of wriggle room.
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FactCheck: do Labour’s sums add up?
Labour claim to have the only fully-costed election manifesto. But do the numbers add up?
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Gary Gibbon
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Poll: big gains for SNP, but some Labour MPs could be saved
The SNP is poised to make big gains in Scotland, according to YouGov, but a poll for Channel 4 News suggests that tactical voting could save some Labour MPs and two Liberal Democrats.
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Gary Gibbon
Is Labour’s ethnic minority vote holding up?
All is not stable in every part of Labour’s ethnic minority vote, and it may suffer from a failure to act on this – if not at this election, then at the next.
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Election 2015: what drives the ethnic minority vote?
Ethnic minority voters have traditionally favoured Labour with their support. But in an age of social media, competition for their votes is increasing, writes Toby Bakare.
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Trident debate in numbers
The Tories attack Labour over the renewal of Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent – a huge military project that could cost almost £100bn – saying Ed Miliband is ready to “stab the UK in the back”.
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Gary Gibbon
Tony Blair, the election and the brand
Tony Blair would look disloyal if he didn’t raise a finger to help his successor. He’s already sprinkled £106,000 around local parties – not all of it welcomed with open arms.
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Tony Blair and Ed Miliband: how they compare
Both educated at Oxford and both married to barristers, but beyond that Ed Miliband and Tony Blair are very different Labour leaders.
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Gary Gibbon
Leaders debate: Ed Miliband ‘hates attacks from the left’
In countering the SNP, the Greens and Plaid Cymru, the Labour leader will have to be careful not to upset left-leaning potential Labour voters during tonight’s debate.
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Leaders Debate: what to look out for tonight
As we head into a seven-way showdown with party leaders, Channel 4 News takes a look at which candidate has the most to lose.
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Election 2015: who do the pundits think will win?
With just under five weeks to go to the general election, who do the forecasters think will be left holding the keys to Downing Street?
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Over 100 business leaders declare Tory support
Some of the UK’s top business chiefs write an open letter saying a Labour government would “threaten jobs”, as Ed Miliband commits to regular worker contracts after 12 weeks.
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Gary Gibbon
Ed Miliband courts business, David Cameron gets personal
Ed Miliband kicked off the first day of the election campaign by launching Labour’s business manifesto, while David Cameron laid into the opposition leader on the doorstep of No.10.
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Is Osborne committed to extra £30bn for NHS by 2020?
Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News his party is committed to the NHS. Does that include the extra £30bn a year for the service by 2020 promised by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt?
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General election 2015: campaign begins today
One of the most closely-contested general elections for decades gets under way as parliament is dissolved – meaning every one of the 650 MPs elected in 2010 is officially out of a job.
