4th May, 2010, 8:26 am 2 days out – 8 in the morning, May 4th Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * WATCH: Gordon Brown’s electrifying speech to CitizensUK yesterday. * The Guardian says it was one of the “most passionate speeches he has ever given”. * And Brown has made a new pitch to progressive voters in today’s Guardian. * In an interview with the Independent, Peter Hain urges people to vote with their heads to keep the Tories out. * In a letter to the Times, senior defence and intelligence chiefs have criticised Lib Dem plans as a “gamble”. * Labour is to target 850,000 homes in 100 key marginals in an attempt to warn women of the danger of Tory plans for child tax credits. * Sunder Katwala writes about the Tory plan to “pull the Queen into political controversy” in the event of a hung parliament. * The Tories are reportedly raising funds for a possible second election within a year in the case of a hung parliament. 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 Ex-Cooper aide: ‘Keir’s ground-breaking deal with France suggests his migration approach could be bearing fruit’ At yesterday’s UK-France Summit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer achieved what his three predecessors have failed to do since… Beth Gardiner-Smith & Emily Graham 11th July, 2025, 8:46 am News Labour to scrap first past the post for mayoral and PCC elections The Labour government has set out plans to scrap the first past the post voting system for mayoral… Daniel Green 11th July, 2025, 7:37 am Comment New intake Labour MPs: ‘Why we set up the Living Standards Coalition’ Everyone being able to live a decent life. This is the core of our Labour values. But people… Jeevun Sandher, Luke Murphy, Graeme Downie, Andrew Lewin, Lola McEvoy & Yuan Yang 10th July, 2025, 12:20 pm
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