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 ‘As metro mayors gain power, Labour must tighten political accountability’ Last year, the government published a White Paper in which it stated that it would put mayors ‘front… Patrick Seyd 22nd February, 2026, 10:00 am Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor – week ending 22 February 2026 Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your… LabourList Staff 22nd February, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘The coastal towns where young people have been left behind by Whitehall’ Britain is an island nation, yet for too long we have turned our backs on the places that… Helena Dollimore MP 22nd February, 2026, 6:00 am
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