Saturday, 1 May 2010

A selection of recent media reports

The General Election is now a "two-horse race" between the Liberal Democrats and Tories, Nick Clegg has said. With Labour out of the picture - according to Mr Clegg - their voters were invited to join the Lib Dem "cause".
Press Association (30-Apr-2010)

A college principal once feted as education's "wonder woman" was jailed today for conning overseas students into enrolling for bogus courses Roselle Antoine, who was honoured with an MBE for her services to education, was given an eight-month custodial sentence after luring a number of Jamaicans into...
The Independent (30-Apr-2010)

Cameron's bashing of Clegg has scuppered a sensible...
Guardian.co.uk (30-Apr-2010)

The UK Independence Party's Nigel Farage says dozens of government quangos should be scrapped to save the UK millions of pounds. He also said there was "absolutely nothing" the UK could do about "uncontrolled" immigration while it remained in the European...
BBC News (30-Apr-2010)

Nick Clegg was today forced to defend his policy of an amnesty for illegal immigrants after David Cameron claimed it could allow more than a million people to legally settle in...
Evening Standard (30-Apr-2010)

Two parties who have entered the Westminster election race in the hope of winning their first seats are the British National Party and the UK Independence...
BBC News UK (30-Apr-2010)

Dagenham on a balmy weekday afternoon is a picture of patriotism. The Cross of St George flies from car aerials and house windows or is tattooed on people's arms and emblazoned across their...
Evening Standard (30-Apr-2010)

Conservative Party leader David Cameron (L), Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) greet each other after the third and final televised party leaders' election campaign debate in Birmingham April 29,...
Reuters UK (30-Apr-2010)

David Cameron knocked Nick Clegg off his temporary pedestal by winning last nights leadership debate, according to...
Metro (30-Apr-2010)

Gordon Brown last night admitted he will likely be out of office in a weeks time as Conservative leader David Cameron was voted winner of the final leaders...
Citywire (30-Apr-2010)

Alan Johnson described Gordon Brown as a 'politician not of this age' yesterday as angry colleagues warned that the Prime Minister's 'bigot' gaffe could have a devastating impact on Labour's core...
Mail Online (30-Apr-2010)

Immigration pushed its way to the top of the agenda as the party leaders locked horns in the last of the three televised...
Metro (30-Apr-2010)

DAVID Cameron launched a passionate onslaught on the Lib Dem obsession with selling Britain out to Europe and opening our borders to mass immigration in a compelling final TV clash last...
Daily Express (30-Apr-2010)

Gordon Brown came under fire on immigration policy again as Black Country workers quizzed the Labour leader. The Prime Minister and his wife Sarah, along with Peter Mandelson, visited the Thompson Friction Welding plant in Halesowen on Thursday morning where they met company managing director Alan...
IC Birmingham (30-Apr-2010)

The Liberal Democrats are facing embarrassment after Nick Clegg appeared to get his figures wrong when he repeatedly attacked David Cameron over immigration.
Telegraph.co.uk (30-Apr-2010)

Gordon Brown sought to move on from his disastrous encounter with the pensioner he labelled a bigot by declaring that yesterday was yesterday.
Telegraph.co.uk (30-Apr-2010)

A fresh immigration row erupted yesterday as Labour were accused of a "cover up" over removal...
Telegraph.co.uk (30-Apr-2010)

An unguarded has put an often-overlooked town firmly in the political spotlight. Paul Vallely...
The Independent (30-Apr-2010)

ELECTION2010...
City A.M. (30-Apr-2010)

OUR team of experts offer their views on who came out on top in the final leaders' TV...
Online Sun (30-Apr-2010)