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| Brown set for 'more visible role' | Brown set for 'more visible role' |
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| Gordon Brown is to become a more visible presence in Labour's general election campaign and meet more ordinary voters, the BBC understands. | Gordon Brown is to become a more visible presence in Labour's general election campaign and meet more ordinary voters, the BBC understands. |
| Labour is to change its strategy after some party members complained the campaign was lacking urgency and seemed lacklustre, the BBC's Iain Watson says. | Labour is to change its strategy after some party members complained the campaign was lacking urgency and seemed lacklustre, the BBC's Iain Watson says. |
| Meanwhile, the Conservatives are set to announce policies on electoral reform. | Meanwhile, the Conservatives are set to announce policies on electoral reform. |
| And a YouGov poll for the Sun suggests the Lib Dem's bounce is being sustained following the second televised debate. | And a YouGov poll for the Sun suggests the Lib Dem's bounce is being sustained following the second televised debate. |
| The BBC understands from Labour's strategists that the team around Mr Brown are promising he will be prepared to meet more ordinary voters rather than party supporters, following the criticisms from rank-and-file members. | The BBC understands from Labour's strategists that the team around Mr Brown are promising he will be prepared to meet more ordinary voters rather than party supporters, following the criticisms from rank-and-file members. |
| He will also take more questions and answers on Labour Party policy from undecided voters in various locations around country. | He will also take more questions and answers on Labour Party policy from undecided voters in various locations around country. |
| 'Fight for life' | 'Fight for life' |
| Former deputy leader John Prescott told BBC Radio 4's Today programme Labour should avoid talk of deals with the Lib Dems. | |
| "If you keep on yakking about whether you are going to work with any other parties, don't be surprised if the public think that's the issue." | |
| Asked if thought Labour were currently on course to "storm ahead to a great victory", Mr Prescott said: "No they're not - but you've got to fight for it and put your case." | |
| Iain Watson said he understands Mr Brown will stick to the key message that economic recovery would be wrecked by a change of government, but he will seek to give a more obvious impression that he is in a political fight for his life. | |
| Meanwhile, the Tories would not allow an unelected prime minister to hold office for longer than six months, David Cameron is to announce in a speech. | Meanwhile, the Tories would not allow an unelected prime minister to hold office for longer than six months, David Cameron is to announce in a speech. |
| Their policy would force a new prime minister without a mandate to hold a general election. | Their policy would force a new prime minister without a mandate to hold a general election. |
| Look, you've punished us enough about Iraq David MilibandForeign secretary Analysis: Brown strategy change Live coverage: Text and video | Look, you've punished us enough about Iraq David MilibandForeign secretary Analysis: Brown strategy change Live coverage: Text and video |
| Mr Cameron will say that three of the last five prime ministers, including Mr Brown, have been unelected, but that Tory John Major won his own mandate after taking up the position. | Mr Cameron will say that three of the last five prime ministers, including Mr Brown, have been unelected, but that Tory John Major won his own mandate after taking up the position. |
| He will also outline plans to select parliamentary candidates through postal primaries. | He will also outline plans to select parliamentary candidates through postal primaries. |
| The party is also outlining measures to prosecute economic crime, which would involve creating a new agency dedicated to bringing white-collar workers to justice. | The party is also outlining measures to prosecute economic crime, which would involve creating a new agency dedicated to bringing white-collar workers to justice. |
| The Tories say they would also reform corporate criminal liability laws to make companies accountable for their actions. | The Tories say they would also reform corporate criminal liability laws to make companies accountable for their actions. |
| The YouGov opinion poll for the Sun, the first since the second prime ministerial TV debate on Thursday, has suggested the Lib Dems' bounce is continuing. | The YouGov opinion poll for the Sun, the first since the second prime ministerial TV debate on Thursday, has suggested the Lib Dems' bounce is continuing. |
| The survey of 1,381 adults, carried out on Friday, has the Conservatives remaining on 34% of the vote, Labour still on 29% and the Lib Dems up 1%, also on 29%. | The survey of 1,381 adults, carried out on Friday, has the Conservatives remaining on 34% of the vote, Labour still on 29% and the Lib Dems up 1%, also on 29%. |
| 'Anti-politics' | 'Anti-politics' |
| Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has accused Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg of peddling a form of "anti-politics". | Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has accused Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg of peddling a form of "anti-politics". |
| He told the Guardian that Mr Clegg's core argument "that we have had 65 years of failure in this country" is a myth and claimed a Labour vote was the "only way to keep progressive politics governing this country". | He told the Guardian that Mr Clegg's core argument "that we have had 65 years of failure in this country" is a myth and claimed a Labour vote was the "only way to keep progressive politics governing this country". |
| In the interview he also said: "Look, you've punished us enough about Iraq." | In the interview he also said: "Look, you've punished us enough about Iraq." |
| Mr Clegg is to take a day off from campaigning after being reunited with his sons who had been stuck in Spain as a result of the volcanic ash cloud. | Mr Clegg is to take a day off from campaigning after being reunited with his sons who had been stuck in Spain as a result of the volcanic ash cloud. |
| The three boys, aged one to eight, had been unable to return from their Easter break as planned on Saturday because flights were grounded. | The three boys, aged one to eight, had been unable to return from their Easter break as planned on Saturday because flights were grounded. |