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Brown makes second election visit Brown makes second election visit
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to visit the Delyn constituency later, his second trip of the general election campaign to Wales. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is visiting Wrexham and Flint for his second trip of the general election to Wales.
It comes as politicians enter the final vital two days of campaigning across Wales before voters go to the polls. As the race to Thursday's polls intensifies, Mr Brown is rallying support in north Wales.
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams will visit Newport, as will Tory shadow cabinet member Theresa Villiers. Elsewhere Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams campaigned in Newport, where Conservative shadow cabinet member Theresa Villiers also canvassed voters.
Ex-Welsh Secretary Ron Davies has asked Labour voters to "lend" their vote to Plaid Cymru in the Aberconwy marginal.Ex-Welsh Secretary Ron Davies has asked Labour voters to "lend" their vote to Plaid Cymru in the Aberconwy marginal.
Mr Davies, the former Caerphilly MP who was in Tony Blair's first cabinet in 1998 until standing down amid controversy over his private life, later left Labour and joined the now disbanded party Forward Wales.Mr Davies, the former Caerphilly MP who was in Tony Blair's first cabinet in 1998 until standing down amid controversy over his private life, later left Labour and joined the now disbanded party Forward Wales.
Plaid said that Mr Davies, who is now an independent Caerphilly councillor, had written to Labour voters in Aberconwy asking them to back Plaid.Plaid said that Mr Davies, who is now an independent Caerphilly councillor, had written to Labour voters in Aberconwy asking them to back Plaid.
Free bus travel We want to help people during these difficult economic times Kirsty Williams, Welsh Liberal Democrat leader
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams was campaigning on her party's tax policies in their target seat of Newport East, alongside candidate Ed Townsend.
Ms Williams said: "The tax system in this country is fundamentally unfair and that's why the Liberal Democrats want to turn the tax system on its head by making the richest pay their fair share.
"Under 13 years of this Labour government, our society has become unfair and the gap between the rich and the poor has increased.
"Across Wales, under our plans, over 200,000 people will pay no income tax and 800,000 will be £700 better off every year.
"In a family with two working adults, their combined income tax break will be enough to pay the council tax bill for the whole year.
'Big choice'
"We want to help people during these difficult economic times."
Ed Miliband - who was in south Wales on Monday when his brother and fellow cabinet member David was in north Wales - called Thursday's election "the most important in a generation".Ed Miliband - who was in south Wales on Monday when his brother and fellow cabinet member David was in north Wales - called Thursday's election "the most important in a generation".
He told an audience in Swansea that the big choice lay "between protecting the future under Labour or putting it all at risk under the Conservatives".He told an audience in Swansea that the big choice lay "between protecting the future under Labour or putting it all at risk under the Conservatives".
He said: "In the last few days of the election campaign I'm visiting areas like Swansea and seeing how millions of pounds of investment in local schools, hospitals and city centre projects are making a difference to local people." Businesses know that things have to change in this country if we're going to recover from the worst recession in 60 years Theresa Villiers, Conservative
Conservative shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers is due to visit Cardiff as well as Newport West. He said in the last days of the campaign he had seen how "millions of pounds of investment in local schools, hospitals and city centre projects are making a difference to local people".
The Tories said that in Cardiff Ms Villiers would be highlighting the effect of bendy buses on local companies and roads. Conservative shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers was visiting Cardiff West as well as Newport West.
She will also meet Tory candidates to emphasise support for free bus travel for pensioners, and join the campaign trail. Ms Villiers said Conservatives had been working hard with local companies over a long period, adding that "businesses know that things have to change in this country if we're going to recover from the worst recession in 60 years"..
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams will campaign in her party's target seat of Newport East. Ms Villiers also confirmed the Conservatives would support plans for the electrification of the south Wales rail line.
The Lib Dems said they would telling voters that their polices would "give low and middle income workers £700 a year back in their pocket". She said: "We think it's very important that we improve rail services to south Wales and we're determined to take it forward."
Ms Williams will follow that by answering questions from first-time voters from universities at the Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay.