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| Election not in bag, says Cameron | Election not in bag, says Cameron |
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| David Cameron has said he is not taking victory at the election for granted, saying the public are going to take "a lot of convincing" to elect the Tories. | David Cameron has said he is not taking victory at the election for granted, saying the public are going to take "a lot of convincing" to elect the Tories. |
| The Conservative leader told Absolute Radio that "everything has to go right" for his party to win a majority after a decade in opposition. | The Conservative leader told Absolute Radio that "everything has to go right" for his party to win a majority after a decade in opposition. |
| A ComRes poll for the Independent gives the Tories an 18-point lead. | A ComRes poll for the Independent gives the Tories an 18-point lead. |
| Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said Labour is now the "underdog" and will find it difficult to keep power. | Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said Labour is now the "underdog" and will find it difficult to keep power. |
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| The ComRes poll gives the Conservatives a 42% share of the vote, up six points on last month, with Labour on 24% and the Liberal Democrats on 18%. | |
| If this result was replicated at the election, ComRes suggests, it would give Mr Cameron a majority of more than 150. | |
| They are going to take a lot of convincing David Cameron | |
| But the Conservative leader said victory was "absolutely not in the bag" and that the Tories still faced an uphill task. | |
| "Margaret Thatcher had to win 40 seats to get a majority, just to win. We need to win 120 seats. Everything has got to go right." | |
| The public wanted to see the opposition had plans in place to deal with the challenges facing the country and in particular, would be "safe and sensible on the big economic decisions". | |
| "They are going to take a lot of convincing." | |
| Mr Cameron added: "We are really focused on what we need to do between now and the next election. I really don't take it for granted." |