Aid package to ease crisis as MG Rover collapses
News Article 15 April 2005
The government has announced a £150m aid package following the collapse of last-ditch talks to rescue MG Rover.
Poll confirms Labour boost
News Article 15 April 2005
Another poll has shown Labour increasing its lead, suggesting the party's campaign and manifesto launch this week have gone down well with the electorate.
Blair accuses Tories of 'Basil Fawlty economics'
Press Review 15 April 2005
Tony Blair accused the Conservatives of "Basil Fawlty" economics yesterday.
Parties spar over asylum claims
Press Review 15 April 2005
Labour and the Conservatives spent Thursday trading accusations over asylum following the conviction of Kamel Bourgass, an illegal immigrant and al Qaeda terrorist, for plotting a poison attack on Britain.
Blair in new postal vote row
Press Review 15 April 2005
Tony Blair is defying the advice of returning officers on the conduct of postal ballots, by promoting the "farming" of mail vote applications.
Blair: No complacency on economy
News Article 14 April 2005
The prime minister has said he will not be "complacent" about Labour's economic success.
Labour launches Scottish manifesto
News Article 14 April 2005
Labour has launched its Scottish manifesto, promising to take the nation "forward, not back".
Welsh debate focuses on health plans
News Article 14 April 2005
Labour's management of the Welsh NHS has led to chaos in the service, the Conservatives have said.
Poll lead for Blair
News Article 14 April 2005
Latest poll figures suggest Labour has increased its lead over the Tories during the opening stages of the election campaign.
Prescott back on 'provocative' campaign trail
Press Review 14 April 2005
John Precott's appetite for campaign fracas was served a dose of eggs on Wednesday when his campaign bus was pelted by a student angered by his "goading and laughing as he drove away".
Labour manifesto: Fleet Street responds
Press Review 14 April 2005
Today's papers react to the publication of the Labour Party manifesto.
Terror plot prompts apology and ID card pledge
News Article 14 April 2005
Alan Milburn has apologised for the killing of a policeman by the failed asylum seeker who plotted a UK terror attack.
Blair's 'little red book' is unveiled
Press Review 14 April 2005
Tony Blair published Labour's manifesto for a third term yesterday, promising a package of reforms and tax cuts for "hard working families."
Cabinet unveils third-term manifesto
News Article 13 April 2005
Labour has unveiled its manifesto, promising a radical package of reforms and tax cuts for "hard-working families".
Opponents slam Labour's 'more of the same' manifesto
News Article 13 April 2005
The two main opposition parties have attacked Labour's manifesto as a recipe for "tax rises and more disappointment."
