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| Ed Milband says Labour to campaign 'house-by-house' | Ed Milband says Labour to campaign 'house-by-house' |
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| Ed Miliband will tell Labour activists to fight "house-by-house" to regain power in May's general election. | Ed Miliband will tell Labour activists to fight "house-by-house" to regain power in May's general election. |
| With the parties stepping up their attacks on each other's policies, the Labour leader wants supporters to hold four million conversations with voters. | With the parties stepping up their attacks on each other's policies, the Labour leader wants supporters to hold four million conversations with voters. |
| Meanwhile, Conservative ministers are claiming Labour has promised unfunded spending commitments of £20.7bn. | Meanwhile, Conservative ministers are claiming Labour has promised unfunded spending commitments of £20.7bn. |
| Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said only his party would keep a coalition government "anchored in the centre ground". | Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said only his party would keep a coalition government "anchored in the centre ground". |
| BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said it was "blast off" for the election battle, saying "four months of campaigning begins today". | BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said it was "blast off" for the election battle, saying "four months of campaigning begins today". |
| 'Clear commitment' | 'Clear commitment' |
| Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mr Miliband promised a "positive campaign". | Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mr Miliband promised a "positive campaign". |
| "We are putting forward a positive case for a change in direction," he said. | "We are putting forward a positive case for a change in direction," he said. |
| And he defended Labour's economic plans, saying he had made a "clear commitment" that outside protected departments - which include health - public spending would fall. | And he defended Labour's economic plans, saying he had made a "clear commitment" that outside protected departments - which include health - public spending would fall. |
| The Conservative claim of £20.7bn in unfunded spending commitments in the first year of the next parliament was "completely false", he added. | The Conservative claim of £20.7bn in unfunded spending commitments in the first year of the next parliament was "completely false", he added. |
| Chancellor George Osborne and Leader of the House of Commons William Hague will be among the cabinet members who will say Labour's plans would amount to almost £1,200 extra borrowing for every working household in the UK. | Chancellor George Osborne and Leader of the House of Commons William Hague will be among the cabinet members who will say Labour's plans would amount to almost £1,200 extra borrowing for every working household in the UK. |
| They will highlight the figure for unfunded spending, which is based on Treasury costings and "other reliable sources", a Conservative Party spokesman said. | They will highlight the figure for unfunded spending, which is based on Treasury costings and "other reliable sources", a Conservative Party spokesman said. |
| 'Economic risk' | 'Economic risk' |
| But the party has not said how the final figure was reached. | But the party has not said how the final figure was reached. |
| A Conservative Party spokesman said the figures showed the "Labour Party have not demonstrated the fiscal discipline or economic competence that earns an opposition the credibility to form a government. The evidence shows they are a risk to economic recovery." | A Conservative Party spokesman said the figures showed the "Labour Party have not demonstrated the fiscal discipline or economic competence that earns an opposition the credibility to form a government. The evidence shows they are a risk to economic recovery." |
| Chris Leslie, Labour's shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said it was the Conservatives who had made "over £7bn of unfunded tax promises". | Chris Leslie, Labour's shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said it was the Conservatives who had made "over £7bn of unfunded tax promises". |
| He added: "In fact the Institute for Fiscal Studies said last month that we had the most cautious approach." | He added: "In fact the Institute for Fiscal Studies said last month that we had the most cautious approach." |
| 'Strong coalition' | 'Strong coalition' |
| While the Conservatives have focused their attacks on the economy, Labour chose the NHS for its first campaign adverts. | |
| Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the health service would change "beyond recognition" if the Conservatives won power. | Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the health service would change "beyond recognition" if the Conservatives won power. |
| In a press conference on a busy first Monday back at Westminster after the festive break, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will advocate "a strong coalition government, with Lib Dems anchoring it in the centre ground". | In a press conference on a busy first Monday back at Westminster after the festive break, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will advocate "a strong coalition government, with Lib Dems anchoring it in the centre ground". |
| The deputy prime minister is expected to brand Conservative plans to tackle the deficit "a con". | The deputy prime minister is expected to brand Conservative plans to tackle the deficit "a con". |
| "They're trying to sell you an ideological approach to cuts to public services packaged up as continuity," he is expected to say. | "They're trying to sell you an ideological approach to cuts to public services packaged up as continuity," he is expected to say. |
| He is also set to claim Labour's policies represent a "clear and present danger" to the economic recovery. | He is also set to claim Labour's policies represent a "clear and present danger" to the economic recovery. |