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The Guardian, 6 April 2010

Brown calls May 6th election

Published on 6 April 2010 at 12:45
The Guardian, 6 April 2010

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On 6 April, British PM Gordon Brown travelled to Buckingham Palace to ask the Queen’s permission to dissolve parliament and call an election, leads the Guardian. Speaking outside 10, Downing Street, Brown confirmed that the general election will be held on 6 May. “The economy is set to be the key battleground in the election,” the London daily notes, with the British PM arguing that he “got the "big decisions" right in the face of the world recession”. According to a Guardian ICM poll published today, support for Labour has climbed four points to 33% while David Cameron’s Conservatives have dropped one to 37%, leaving neither party with a clear majority to form a government.

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