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 News Burnham to pledge end to ‘politics as usual’ in conference speech Prime Minister Andy Burnham will pledge to make a break with “politics as usual” in his first party… Benjamin Lynch 28th September, 2026, 10:30 pm News Government to consider publicly owning new trains under Great British Railways New trains could be publicly owned rather than leased as part of a new strategy being considered by… Adam Clark 28th September, 2026, 6:27 pm speech Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood addresses party conference – her speech in full Thank you. Thank you, Conference. Before I begin, let me address the events of yesterday morning outside RAF… Shabana Mahmood MP 28th September, 2026, 5:43 pm
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