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| Gordon Brown has attacked Conservative NHS plans - and been joined by an Elvis impersonator - as he sought to "up the tempo" of Labour's election campaign. | Gordon Brown has attacked Conservative NHS plans - and been joined by an Elvis impersonator - as he sought to "up the tempo" of Labour's election campaign. |
| He urged voters to "look at the small print" of Tory health policy, at a rally in Corby in front of supporters. | He urged voters to "look at the small print" of Tory health policy, at a rally in Corby in front of supporters. |
| In a shift from normal campaign format he and wife Sarah were then joined by the Elvis singing "The Wonder of You". | In a shift from normal campaign format he and wife Sarah were then joined by the Elvis singing "The Wonder of You". |
| The Tories ridiculed the use of Elvis and said people were "fed up with Labour's scaremongering" on the NHS. | |
| In Saturday's other campaign developments: | |
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| Speaking at the meeting in front of Labour supporters in Corby, Northamptonshire, Mr Brown said health care was better because of the extra nurses, doctors, hospitals and equipment introduced under his party's government. | |
| "Vote Conservative on May 6th and on May 7th they will start to remove the guarantees we have put in place for the National Health Service," he said. | "Vote Conservative on May 6th and on May 7th they will start to remove the guarantees we have put in place for the National Health Service," he said. |
| Labour, meanwhile, was "ambitious" about its future plans for a national care service, the NHS, policing and schools, whilst addressing the national budget deficit. | Labour, meanwhile, was "ambitious" about its future plans for a national care service, the NHS, policing and schools, whilst addressing the national budget deficit. |
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| After he left the podium, Labour introduced its latest campaign supporter - an Elvis impersonator who sang tunes including A Little Less Conversation, Suspicious Minds and, dedicated to Gordon Brown, The Wonder of You. | |
| The rally in front of party faithful coincided with a bid by Labour to increase the intensity of its campaign. | The rally in front of party faithful coincided with a bid by Labour to increase the intensity of its campaign. |
| Mr Brown was said to be planning to meet more ordinary voters rather than party supporters, following the criticisms from rank-and-file members, the BBC's Iain Watson says. | Mr Brown was said to be planning to meet more ordinary voters rather than party supporters, following the criticisms from rank-and-file members, the BBC's Iain Watson says. |
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| He will also take more question and answer sessions from undecided voters in various locations around country. | |
| Mr Brown told the BBC "you always have to up the tempo" during a campaign. | Mr Brown told the BBC "you always have to up the tempo" during a campaign. |
| However, Mr Lansley reacted angrily to Labour's attack on Conservative health policies and said Mr Brown was "cutting the NHS budget". | |
| "Only the Conservatives are committed to increasing NHS spending every year and getting more money to the frontline," he said. | |
| "We will ensure patients get the very best treatment, when and where they need it - and that includes all the latest cancer drugs that currently aren't available on the NHS. | |
| "A Conservative government will not stop you seeing a cancer specialist within two weeks. In fact, because we will increase health spending and cut out waste in the NHS, we'll be able to help you get the care you need even more quickly." | |
| 'Fight for life' | 'Fight for life' |
| Earlier, Mr Prescott told BBC Radio 4's Today programme Labour should avoid talk of deals with the Lib Dems amid speculation the election could deliver a hung parliament. | |
| "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." | "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 he thought Labour were 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." | |
| Shadow chancellor George Osborne also warned of a hung parliament, saying that only a majority Tory government would deal with public debt and improve the economy. | |
| "Labour have failed and all they offer is a jobless recovery from a weak government," he added. | |
| Meanwhile, in his campaign speech, David Cameron said the Tories would not allow an unelected prime minister to hold office for longer than six months. | Meanwhile, in his campaign speech, David Cameron said the Tories would not allow an unelected prime minister to hold office for longer than six months. |
| Mr Cameron said three of the last five prime ministers, including Mr Brown, had been unelected - although Tory John Major won his own mandate 18 months after taking over the role. | |
| 'Anti-politics' | 'Anti-politics' |
| He also outlined plans to select parliamentary candidates through postal primaries, create an agency to prosecute economic crime and reform corporate criminal liability laws to make companies accountable for their actions. | |
| A YouGov opinion poll for the Sun, the first since the second prime ministerial TV debate on Thursday, suggests the Conservatives remain on 34%, Labour still on 29% and the Lib Dems up 1%, also on 29%. | |
| The survey of 1,381 adults was carried out on Friday. | |
| 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". |
| Mr Clegg said he agreed that you could not govern on a platform of "anti-politics" - but said what the Lib Dems were proposing was to govern in a "different" way. |