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 News From free summer buses for kids to mayoral solidarity: West of England mayor on first 100 days Buses can often get little media attention, but experts are clear; they matter to voters and improvements to… Daniel Green 12th August, 2025, 1:22 pm Comment ‘To end austerity, wealth taxes are a moral and economic necessity’ The UK is at a crossroads. This government inherited the dire legacy of a lost decade of cuts,… Bell Ribeiro-Addy 12th August, 2025, 6:00 am Analysis Should Labour fear a Lib Dem surge in 2029 – or just a split vote? A recent YouGov poll found that more than one in ten (13%) of those who voted Labour in… Daniel Green 11th August, 2025, 6:00 am
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