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http://www.bbc.co.uk/politics 10-01-2007 12:34:33
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âMr Sunak needs either a record campaign swing or for the polls to be wrong and have their worst election everâ
Polling expert Sir John Curtice gives his verdict on the state of the polls at the beginning of the election in just 60 seconds
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âThis is just⌠a desperate gimmickâ
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says âthe sums donât add upâ on the Conservativesâ national service proposals
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âWe certainly wonât be increasing income tax or national insuranceâ
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells #BBCLauraK that she would like âtaxes on working people to be lowerâ and that she wants economic growth to fund future public spending increases
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âI donât want to make cutsâ
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she wouldnât 'be bringing back austerity' if Labour takes over but doesnât rule out making any public spending cuts to meet fiscal targets
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âWeâre now seeing [immigration] figures coming downâ
Home Secretary James Cleverly says visa routes for health workers were âutilised far more than we wantedâ and that is partly why immigration is at higher levels than his party promised
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âWeâve told the police⌠to act on every reasonable line of inquiryâ
Home Secretary James Cleverly defends the Conservativesâ record on crime after #BBCLauraK asks him about the fact that the number of crimes reported to police has gone up
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âToo many young people [are] living in their own bubbleâ
Home Secretary James Cleverly defends the Conservativesâ pledge to reintroduce mandatory national service and says it would help âfragmentation we've seen in societyâ
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Michael Gove is to stand down at the general election
Listen to Chris Mason break the news as it happened on the latest #BBCNewscast ...
On tonightâs Any Questions, Alex Forsyth is joined at Gairloch Community Hall by Anneliese Dodds, Alister Jack, Kate Forbes, Christine Jardine and Lorna Slater. #BBCAQ
Listen 8pm Friday / 1.10pm Saturday on BBC Radio 4 on on demand on BBC Sounds.
'He's genuinely a hero to me'
An emotional Steve Baker reacts to news that fellow Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay will not seek re-election after a life-threatening episode of sepsis
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