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| Gordon Brown will speak of "a future fair for all" later as he unveils Labour's election campaign themes. | Gordon Brown will speak of "a future fair for all" later as he unveils Labour's election campaign themes. |
| Mr Brown will use a West Midlands rally of Labour activists to launch what the party has dubbed "Operation Fightback". | Mr Brown will use a West Midlands rally of Labour activists to launch what the party has dubbed "Operation Fightback". |
| Securing economic recovery and tackling the budget deficit while protecting jobs will be among his themes. | Securing economic recovery and tackling the budget deficit while protecting jobs will be among his themes. |
| The Lib Dems said there had been a "total failure to make Britain fairer". The Tories pledged "real change" to "put Britain back on its feet again". | The Lib Dems said there had been a "total failure to make Britain fairer". The Tories pledged "real change" to "put Britain back on its feet again". |
| Although the PM has not yet announced an election date, a 6 May poll is widely expected and all the main parties are stepping up their campaigning efforts. | Although the PM has not yet announced an election date, a 6 May poll is widely expected and all the main parties are stepping up their campaigning efforts. |
| Chancellor Alistair Darling, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper will be present to hear their leader unveil his four campaign themes. | Chancellor Alistair Darling, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper will be present to hear their leader unveil his four campaign themes. |
| Mr Brown will say: "First, we must secure the recovery, not put it at risk. Second, we must support new industries and future jobs. | Mr Brown will say: "First, we must secure the recovery, not put it at risk. Second, we must support new industries and future jobs. |
| "Third, while we will reduce the deficit, we must protect and not cut frontline services. Fourth, we must stand up for the many, not the few." | "Third, while we will reduce the deficit, we must protect and not cut frontline services. Fourth, we must stand up for the many, not the few." |
| The Tories want to kick away the ladders of opportunity, because they are not the party of Britain's mainstream majority Gordon Brown | The Tories want to kick away the ladders of opportunity, because they are not the party of Britain's mainstream majority Gordon Brown |
| Party members and other campaigners are being invited to attend the event while other ministers will make visits around the country. | Party members and other campaigners are being invited to attend the event while other ministers will make visits around the country. |
| Labour has been involved in year-long talks with US President Barack Obama's team which have inspired a change in campaigning tactics, spreading the word by mobilising the party's members to call thousands of voters in marginal seats. | Labour has been involved in year-long talks with US President Barack Obama's team which have inspired a change in campaigning tactics, spreading the word by mobilising the party's members to call thousands of voters in marginal seats. |
| Labour election co-ordinator, Douglas Alexander, told BBC Radio 5 Live the Conservatives were ahead in the polls but were promising change without spelling out to the public what that would involve. | |
| "The Conservatives want this election simply to be a choice between change and the status quo and we're not prepared to have that contest," he said. | |
| When pressed on government figures suggesting Britain had become less fair during Labour's 13 years in power, Mr Alexander said 10 continuous years of economic growth had left those at the top of the income scale even wealthier. | |
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| But he added that Labour had provided "significant help" to pensioners, families and the newly-unemployed, while claiming the Conservatives saw unemployment as a "price worth paying". | |
| "Elections are not about the record as much as about the future," he added. | |
| The prime minister will tell the rally economic recovery is at risk under the Conservatives and accuse them of trying to steal the "progressive mantle". | |
| He will add: "When you peel away the veneer and actually look at what their policies mean, what you see is not the new economics of the future. | He will add: "When you peel away the veneer and actually look at what their policies mean, what you see is not the new economics of the future. |
| "It's the same old conservative economics of the past. They haven't moved on. | "It's the same old conservative economics of the past. They haven't moved on. |
| "At every stage the Tories want to kick away the ladders of opportunity, because they are not the party of Britain's mainstream majority and have policies that give most benefit for the few." | "At every stage the Tories want to kick away the ladders of opportunity, because they are not the party of Britain's mainstream majority and have policies that give most benefit for the few." |
| The government and the Conservatives have clashed over how to revitalise the economy and tackle Britain's budget deficit, which is expected to reach £178bn this year. | The government and the Conservatives have clashed over how to revitalise the economy and tackle Britain's budget deficit, which is expected to reach £178bn this year. |
| On Friday, letters from more than 60 senior economists to the Financial Times backed Chancellor Alistair Darling's decision to delay government spending cuts until 2011. | On Friday, letters from more than 60 senior economists to the Financial Times backed Chancellor Alistair Darling's decision to delay government spending cuts until 2011. |
| But five days earlier in the Sunday Times, 20 other economists backed the Conservatives' call for cuts to be made this year. | But five days earlier in the Sunday Times, 20 other economists backed the Conservatives' call for cuts to be made this year. |
| 'Centre ground' | 'Centre ground' |
| In the preface to a new Labour leaflet - It's Your Choice - Mr Brown writes: "This year's election will be a big choice about the change we want for Britain. I believe that together we can build a new age of aspiration - a future fair for all. | In the preface to a new Labour leaflet - It's Your Choice - Mr Brown writes: "This year's election will be a big choice about the change we want for Britain. I believe that together we can build a new age of aspiration - a future fair for all. |
| "The Tories threaten an age of austerity - a change you can't afford." | "The Tories threaten an age of austerity - a change you can't afford." |
| The full Labour manifesto will be launched at a later date. | The full Labour manifesto will be launched at a later date. |
| A Conservative Party statement said the Labour slogan - "a future fair for all" - showed "everything about where Labour themselves know they have failed". | A Conservative Party statement said the Labour slogan - "a future fair for all" - showed "everything about where Labour themselves know they have failed". |
| This slogan will only remind people of Labour's total failure to make Britain fairer Danny AlexanderLiberal Democrat | This slogan will only remind people of Labour's total failure to make Britain fairer Danny AlexanderLiberal Democrat |
| "Instead of creating a fair society over the last 13 years, Britain has become more unfair," the Tories said. | "Instead of creating a fair society over the last 13 years, Britain has become more unfair," the Tories said. |
| "Five more years of Gordon Brown won't change anything. Only real change with the Conservatives will put Britain back on its feet again." | "Five more years of Gordon Brown won't change anything. Only real change with the Conservatives will put Britain back on its feet again." |
| The Liberal Democrats also said the slogan would "only remind people of Labour's total failure to make Britain fairer". | The Liberal Democrats also said the slogan would "only remind people of Labour's total failure to make Britain fairer". |
| "In Gordon Brown's Britain, social mobility is going backwards and a banker pays a lower rate of tax than their cleaner. That's not fairness," said Danny Alexander, chief of staff for Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. | "In Gordon Brown's Britain, social mobility is going backwards and a banker pays a lower rate of tax than their cleaner. That's not fairness," said Danny Alexander, chief of staff for Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. |
| "Gordon Brown is wrong if he thinks that slogans will make people forget Labour's failure." | "Gordon Brown is wrong if he thinks that slogans will make people forget Labour's failure." |
| Last week, Conservative leader David Cameron promised "radical" reform if his party won the next election, declaring it was back in the "centre ground" of UK politics. | Last week, Conservative leader David Cameron promised "radical" reform if his party won the next election, declaring it was back in the "centre ground" of UK politics. |
| Mr Clegg has set out the four "key principles" of his party's campaign: more funding for education; more redistributive taxes; measures to create a "greener economy"; and political reforms including changes to voting and an elected House of Lords. | Mr Clegg has set out the four "key principles" of his party's campaign: more funding for education; more redistributive taxes; measures to create a "greener economy"; and political reforms including changes to voting and an elected House of Lords. |