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General election 2015 live: Nigel Farage welcomes Tony Blair speech as former PM focuses on 'impact of the EU on British life' | |
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With one month to go until the general election, Tony Blair and his wife Cherie have entered the campaign in a dramatic attack on David Cameron and the Tories over Europe. | With one month to go until the general election, Tony Blair and his wife Cherie have entered the campaign in a dramatic attack on David Cameron and the Tories over Europe. |
But the intervention supposedly designed to help put Ed Miliband in to Downing Street may actually have played straight into Nigel Farage's hands - and has been welcomed by the Ukip leader . | |
Mr Blair hit out at the Conservatives for "trading" the issue of an EU referendum to "access some of the Ukip vote", and Mr Farage said the comments were "quite right". | |
The other main politics headlines from the day so far: | The other main politics headlines from the day so far: |
• Labour spark row with Tories over 'making it harder to see GP' | • Labour spark row with Tories over 'making it harder to see GP' |
• Tories hunt for a more positive message in manifesto rewrites | • Tories hunt for a more positive message in manifesto rewrites |
• Half of voters agree with Ukip on HIV patients' cost to UK | • Half of voters agree with Ukip on HIV patients' cost to UK |
• Meet the only election candidate with his own beer and song | • Meet the only election candidate with his own beer and song |
• Two of Britain's biggest unions discuss creating a 'superunion' | • Two of Britain's biggest unions discuss creating a 'superunion' |
• Farage asks followers for 'personal favour' in South Thanet | • Farage asks followers for 'personal favour' in South Thanet |
• What is 6 times 7? Ed Balls takes 10 seconds to answer | • What is 6 times 7? Ed Balls takes 10 seconds to answer |
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The campaign has begun in earnest to win over the public in what is likely to be one of the closest general elections for generations. | The campaign has begun in earnest to win over the public in what is likely to be one of the closest general elections for generations. |
Polling has the Tories and Labour neck-and-neck, while it is generally accepted that the number of votes for the Lib Dems, Ukip, Greens and others will have a big impact on the make-up of any potential coalition government. | Polling has the Tories and Labour neck-and-neck, while it is generally accepted that the number of votes for the Lib Dems, Ukip, Greens and others will have a big impact on the make-up of any potential coalition government. |
Follow all the latest developments, polls and political commentaries throughout the day here. | Follow all the latest developments, polls and political commentaries throughout the day here. |