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Deal details Nick Clegg has extracted big concessions from the Tories, write Jean Eaglesham and Alex Barker Senior Liberal Democrats were delighted yesterday by the amount of ground ceded by [...]

Concessions The economy is central to any pact on sharing power, report Jean Eaglesham and Alex Barker A 'central part' of any agreement between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats [...]

Party mood MPs' reservations about any possible concessions will not preclude a show of unity, writes Jean Eaglesham David Cameron was 'very chipper and calm' yesterday, according to aides - [...]

Conservatives David Cameron was urged to pay more attention to the 'angry' grass roots of his party as recriminations flew in Tory ranks yesterday over what they see as the [...]

David Cameron yesterday made a 'big, open and comprehensive offer' to share power with the Liberal Democrats, in an attempt to secure his passage to Number 10 and reassure markets [...]

Man in the News DAVID CAMERON David William Donald Cameron has gone from MP to prospective prime minister in the space of just nine years and three general elections. But [...]

Tories The Tories appeared 'likely' to have won the election or 'be so close to it that the decision will be taken', David Blunkett, the Labour former cabinet minister, last [...]

Tories The Tories appeared 'likely' to have won the election or to 'be so close to it that the decision will be taken', David -Blunkett, the Labour former -cabinet minister, [...]

Parliamentary seats The Tories hailed a 'decisive rejection of Gordon Brown' by the electorate, as the exit poll last night pointed to the Conservatives being the largest party in a [...]

He has travelled 10,154 miles since the campaign began, crossing the country by private aeroplane, helicopter, train and battle bus. The journey has not been smooth. Yet at stake for [...]

Strong base to fight second election Conservatives The Tories have raised more than [pounds sterling]17m towards their [pounds sterling]18m campaign fund-raising target, with money still coming in fast, giving them [...]

Divided loyalties Lord Mandelson said he was 'a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic'. But Manish Sood, Labour's candidate for North-West Norfolk, described Gordon Brown as 'the worst prime [...]

Hung parliament Informal alliances will be vital to push through parts of the manifesto, write Jean Eaglesham and Alex Barker A minority Conservative government could struggle to implement David Cameron's [...]

Brown puts passion into downbeat tone Cameron embarks on 24-hour tour Campaign climax Gordon Brown made his most impassioned speech of the campaign yesterday, as Labour sought common cause with [...]

Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat leader, yesterday held open the prospect of talks with David Cameron in a hung parliament after he said that a commitment to electoral reform was not [...]

FT poll The party's appeal to decency and equality is so weakened that its vote share may hit a historic low, writes Jean Eaglesham Labour is no longer seen as [...]

Soundbites lack teeth Liberal Democrat activists punctuate every campaign appearance by Nick Clegg with the chant (first deployed by Gordon Brown): 'I agree with Nick.' But the low-budget campaign does [...]

*The three main party leaders stepped up campaigning, as polls suggested David Cameron had yet to establish a sufficient lead to be sure of a working majority. *Nick Clegg, Liberal [...]

Labour intends to make the Tories' plans to cut child tax credits a focus of its final days of campaigning, with a mailshot to 850,000 homes tomorrow 'warning' of the [...]

The schoolgirls scream as David Cameron's Jaguar sweeps into the grounds of Brine Leas school in Nantwich, Cheshire. They lift their cameras, prepare fresh sheets in autograph books and uncap [...]

The schoolgirls scream as David Cameron's Jaguar sweeps into the grounds of Brine Leas school in Nantwich, Cheshire. They lift their cameras, prepare fresh sheets in autograph books and uncap [...]

Party contract The Conservatives have condensed their manifesto into 16 key pledges, writes Jean Eaglesham David Cameron launched a ' contract with voters ', condensing the Conservative message into 16 [...]

Clegg takes no chances The Liberal Democrats were always seen as the welcoming, happygolucky party. But they are not taking any chances at morning press conferences, banning anyone from the [...]

PM seen as loser at Birmingham Lib Dems say race is still three-way Gordon Brown was the clear loser of a final prime ministerial televised debate that was conducted in [...]

David Cameron as prime minister would spearhead the 'aggressive promotion' of British business in Asia using Heseltine-style trade missions, the Tories said yesterday. The pledge came as the three main [...]

Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg made an estimated [euro]362,550 profit from a Brussels home owned when he was receiving daily allowances as a member of the European parliament, a eurosceptic pressure [...]

Business The lack of a public backlash against high levels of top executive pay was 'quite astonishing', Ken Clarke, the shadow business secretary, said yesterday, as all three main parties [...]

Cameron refuses to rule out referendum Clegg pressed on Labour deal terms Hung parliament Senior Tories warned yesterday the party would not tolerate a move to proportional representation as the [...]

South-west proves too tough to crack Phone canvassing stepped up Marginals Douglas Alexander, Lab-our's election co-ordinator, dismissed Tory claims yesterday that the recent surge in support for the Liberal Democrats [...]

FT/Harris poll The main party leaders' arguments for multi-billion pound spending cuts have yet to win over people in the battleground marginal seats, according to an FT poll. Assurances that [...]

Media The Conservatives rejected Labour allegations yesterday that they had organised a 'smear' campaign against Nick Clegg, after four Tory-supporting newspapers ran hostile front-page stories attacking the Liberal Democrat leader [...]

Party mood The Tories insisted yesterday they were confident of getting a working majority on May 6, defying opinion polls pointing to a hung parliament, even as they ratcheted up [...]

Labour manifesto Labour said it would not get drawn into competing with the Tories for public endorsements from chief executives, as Gordon Brown launched the party's business manifesto yesterday without [...]

Manner to change but not the message Tories aim to steal show from Clegg Televised debates David Cameron will change his body language rather than his rhetoric for Thursday's second [...]

FT political poll Female shadow cabinet members are virtual unknowns to voters, writes Jean Eaglesham David Cameron's drive to transform the Tories has failed to change the male-dominated public profile [...]

Broadcast axed to make way for direct appeal The Tories last night shifted electoral tactics, axeing a party political broadcast attacking Labour and screening a direct appeal from David Cameron [...]

Opinion polls confirm big swing to Lib Dems David Cameron, leader of Britain's centre-right Conservative party, has been dealt a significant blow to his hopes of winning next month's general [...]

Brown hits out at 'moral bankruptcy' Bank told SEC its case had 'fatal deficiencies' British premier Gordon Brown attacked the 'moral bankruptcy' of Goldman Sachs yesterday after the US Securities [...]

Ripple effect Goldman Sachs could face legal and regulatory action in Britain and Germany after US authorities accused the bank of fraud, politicians in both countries suggested yesterday. All three [...]

Brown hits out at 'moral bankruptcy' Pressure mounts on US bank after SEC charges Goldman Sachs Gordon Brown attacked the 'moral bankruptcy' of Goldman Sachs after the US Securities and [...]

Election now 'wide open', Brown says Conservatives deny panic despite polls The Tories intensified their attacks on the Liberal Democrats yesterday, as Gordon Brown, prime minister, claimed the third party's [...]

Conservative tactics Party activists are worried by a surge in support for the Lib Dems, write George Parker and Jean Eaglesham David Cameron faced mounting pressure yesterday to turn his [...]

Televised debate Opinion polls after the event showed Nick Clegg had impressed viewers most, writes Jean Eaglesham Fast paced, wide-ranging and revealing, the 90 minutes of television history confounded fears [...]

Britain's three main political parties all have a [pounds sterling]30bn hole in their manifestos that will have to be plugged with huge tax rises or spending cuts after the election, [...]

BCC attacks 'dearth of realism' Concern raised over parties' pledges Manifestos A plethora of 'populist vote winners' and a dearth of economic realism in all three main parties' manifestos could [...]

Leaders' debates Party strategists on all sides admit the first week of the election campaign has left many voters cold; tonight is the moment they believe the contest will finally [...]

Interview Ken Clarke Shadow business secretary The Tory veteran mocks Labour's enthusiasm for dirigisme, writes Jean Eaglesham and George Parker Ken Clarke's renowned tendency to veer off-message was on display [...]

Ken Clarke, shadow business secretary, vowed to defend Britain's liberal takeover regime yesterday as he set out Conservative plans for a laisser faire approach to business based on low taxes, [...]

Gordon Brown admitted yesterday the government had erred in failing to regulate the banks more strictly before the credit crunch, writes Jean Eaglesham . The prime minister told ITV he [...]

Policies will appeal to traditional base 'Fuel stabiliser' among offerings Manifesto launch The election manifesto that David Cameron will launch this morning is a significantly different document from the vision [...]