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 ‘Reform or Recovery? The High-Stakes NHS Test for Wes Streeting’ In the weeks following the local elections, political attention may well turn to senior Labour figures such as… Charlie Paterson 5th May, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘Labour’s Crime and Policing Act is a step forward for shop worker safety’ For far too many years, shop staff across Britain have gone to work knowing they may face abuse,… Callum Anderson MP 5th May, 2026, 6:00 am News ‘Powerful watch’: Labour figures react to party’s attack ad on Green antisemitism Labour figures have praised a video from the party that highlights antisemitic comments made by Green Party candidates… Daniel Green 5th May, 2026, 6:00 am
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