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 Nudification apps facilitate digital sexual assault – and they should be banned On 25 July, rules will finally come into force that restrict online pornography to over 18s and require… Jess Asato 18th July, 2025, 1:32 pm News Diane Abbott suspended from Labour after defending racism comments Mother of the House Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party after defending her comments about… Daniel Green 17th July, 2025, 6:25 pm News Labour campaign groups join forces to call for reinstatement of MPs Three Labour campaign groups have joined forces for the first time to launch a petition objecting to the… Luke O'Reilly 17th July, 2025, 3:11 pm
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