22nd April, 2010, 8:44 am The second debate – 8 in the morning, April 22nd Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * In a comment that has been interpreted as a further overture to the Lib Dems, Gordon Brown has said “I’m only here because I want to make a difference. If I cannot make a difference, I go.” * Sky’s Adam Boulton, tonight’s host, says he is ready to push the rules to the limit to guarantee an interesting debate. * Nick Clegg says he has been “too busy to prepare” for tonight’s debate. * Ahead of the debates, Clegg has been forced to deny any wrongdoing over allegations that Lib Dem donors paid money directly into his private bank account. * The likelihood of a split vote in Croydon Central has forced David Cameron to write to all electors there: Dave Hill investigates. * David Cameron has been urged to sack a Tory frontbencher who said lowering the gay age of consent to 16 puts teenage boys at “serious physical risk” and in danger of catching HIV. * The Lib Dems would insist on “truly proportional representation” if the they were to consider working with Labour in a hung parliament, reports the Independent. * Cleggmania? Not in the Tory-Labour marginal of Stourbridge, reports John Harris. Alex Smith Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband. @alexsmith1982 View all articles by Alex Smith Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList Comment ‘Protect nature – but don’t derail Britain’s much-needed planning reform’ After years of drift and delay, Britain finally has the chance to fix its broken planning system –… Tone Langengen 21st July, 2025, 12:47 pm Comment ‘The growth strategy no one will say out loud: rejoin the European Union’ Last week, a two-day seminar bringing together center-left participants from both Britain and the EU, including Labour MPs… Richard Corbett 20th July, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘Suspending dissenting voices is a sign of weakness, not a show of strength’ At no point in its history has the Labour Party been a monolith. It has always tolerated, though… Minesh Parekh 19th July, 2025, 6:00 am
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