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UK parties square off on eve of poll call

BRITAIN'S two main political parties squared off on the economy yesterday, the day before Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to call an election likely to be dominated by the economy.

In a podcast on the 10 Downing Street Website, Brown said only his Labour Party could be trusted to nurture the nascent recovery, claiming Conservative plans to cut public spending risk tipping the economy back into recession.

Brown defended a hike to national insurance, a tax paid by employees and employers.

The Conservatives unveiled an election poster showing a single green shoot emerging from a bleak landscape - with a boot bearing the words "Job Tax" preparing to stamp on it.

Britain must hold an election by June 3. Brown is expected to announce today that it will be on May 6.

The Conservatives have led opinion polls for months, but the gap has tightened to less than 10 percentage points, suggesting they may not win the majority of seats needed to govern outright.





 

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