Tories play down Labour defection
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The Tories shrug off the impact of the defection of an MP to Labour - as their leader unveils spending plans.
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Charles Clarke accuses PM of not backing ministers as party 'seethes' over British jobs rhetoric
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The Labour Party has opened up a slim lead on the Conservatives, according to an opinion poll published in The Independent on Monday showed.
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Labour keeps its Sedgefield and Ealing Southall seats in by-elections - but its winning margins fall.
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Â· Leader's supporters baffled by intensity of row Â· Senior Tories claim party made to look chaotic
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Prime minister damaged by apparent indecision over a possible election as Tories hold five-point lead.
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Damian Green denies that calls for tighter immigration controls signal a Tory shift to a "core vote strategy".
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Election fever looked set to dominate the Labour party conference again today as Gordon Brown's top cabinet ally inadvertently fuelled speculation.
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David Cameron is urged to shift to traditional Tory policies following a surge in the polls by Labour.
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Michael Howard's decision to put immigration at the heart of the Conservative general election campaign drew an initial muted reaction from Labour yesterday.
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Ministers dismiss Tory claims they have failed to stop illegal immigrants entering Britain from France.
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LONDON  - A British Conservative member of Parliament made public Saturday his plans to defect to Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour party.
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David Cameron will today place immigration at the heart of his battle with Labour, pledging in his first speech on the issue that a Tory government would cut net migration levels.
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Labour withdraws posters which prompted anti-Semitism claims - with the Tories calling them a "big misjudgement".
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Labour's leaders put on a show of unity  after MPs criticise Tony Blair and Gordon Brown over reports of a rift.
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David Cameron is facing renewed demands to commit the Tory party to a policy of tax cuts.
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Â· Inspectors split difference over building in south-eastÂ· Tories accuse PM of reneging on green belt