Parties spar over spending plans
Press Review 18 March 2005
Labour and the Conservatives were locked in bitter dispute yesterday over the government's claim the Tories would cut £35bn from the public services.
Blair reforms 'on a par with Attlee'
News Article 18 March 2005
Reforming legislation that will put Tony Blair "on a par with" Clement Attlee has been previewed by Commons leader Peter Hain.
Labour: Our council tax cuts would go further
News Article 17 March 2005
Labour has highlighted differences between its council tax cut for pensioners and that of the Tories.
Labour moves to push on from Budget
Press Review 17 March 2005
The Labour Party is seeking to capitalise on any momentum gained by yesterday's Budget.
Budget 2005: Election themes
News Article 16 March 2005
Gordon Brown has kicked Labour's election campaign up a gear with a political Budget designed to woo floating voters.
Labour loyalists look for safe seats
Press Review 16 March 2005
Downing Street aides to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are seeking to take advantage of a last minute surge of Labour MPs who are standing down ahead of the general election.
Brown goes vote hunting
Press Review 16 March 2005
Gordon Brown will today deliver his final Budget before the general election, aiming to support savers and low income families.
Government looks to Budget boost
News Article 15 March 2005
Ahead of this week's Budget, Labour has said it will put the economy "centre stage".
Labour poll lead cut
News Article 15 March 2005
Labour's poll lead has more than halved in the past month amid concerns among government backbenchers that the Tories are dominating the campaign.
Labour rejects donation
Press Review 14 March 2005
Labour has sent back a donation of £500,000 from a lobbyist whose clients included BAE Systems, the defence firm under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, and businesses owned by Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi born businessman with legal problems in France.
Think tank praises Tory campaign
Press Review 14 March 2005
Michael Howard has succeeded in associating the Tories with "anti-politics" populism, a leading Labour thinker said yesterday.
Blair makes play for female vote
News Article 13 March 2005
Tony Blair has appealed to women voters to give the government the benefit of the doubt at the next general election.
Labour draws from Sainsbury's bank
Press Review 11 March 2005
Science minister Lord Sainsbury swelled Labour's election coffers yesterday with a £2m donation.
Labour's £2m cash boost
News Article 10 March 2005
Lord Sainsbury has given Labour a £2 million donation, the party has announced.
Chancellor remains outside Labour's strategy group
Press Review 10 March 2005
Today's papers continue to analyse whether Gordon Brown is to return to take charge of Labour's general election campaign.
