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• Anti-UKIP Rhetoric Feeds Bounce in Farage Popularity

  Prime Minister David Cameron toned down his party’s rhetoric against the U.K. Independence Party, as polling showed the attacks gave UKIP a popularity boost in the run-up to local elections tomorrow.

• UKIP Surges Ahead of Governing Liberal Democrats in Survey

  The U.K. Independence Party recorded its highest-ever poll rating, pushing the governing coalition partner Liberal Democrats into fourth place, according to a ComRes survey for the Independent on Sunday and the Sunday Mirror.

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  Bankers’ Bonuses Put Boris on Back Foot in London Vote

  Boris Johnson’s quest to win a second term as London mayor on May 3 is complicated by his need to court voters battered by the government’s austerity measures and his desire to champion the city’s unloved bankers.

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  Cameron Bids to Limit Phone-Hacking Damage

  U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron will attempt today to stop the News of the World phone-hacking scandal inflicting further damage on his government as he faces the biggest crisis since he came to office last year.

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  U.K.'s Brown Caught on Microphone Calling Voter `Bigoted'

  Prime Minister Gordon Brown called himself a “penitent sinner” after being caught on a microphone calling a voter he’d just met “a bigoted woman,” a potential setback as his Labour Party struggles to win support for the May 6 election.

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  Cameron Takes Aim at Clegg in Debate as Brown Gains From Split Opposition

  Conservative David Cameron will be looking for an opening to attack Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg in tonight’s second U.K. campaign debate. Prime Minister Gordon Brown stands to profit should the assault fail.

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  Osborne Seeks to Ease U.K. Voter Pain by Taxing Oil Companies, Banks, Rich

  Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne sought to pacify U.K. voters hit by his deficit- reduction plans and a sluggish economy with money taken from oil companies, banks and the wealthy.

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  Cameron's Hopes of Wedding Boost for U.K. Economy Are `Wishful Thinking'

  Prime Minister David Cameron called the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton “unadulterated good news.” As Britain prepares for a second consecutive four- day weekend, business groups and economists beg to differ.

• Brown's Labour Trails in U.K. Opinion Polls That Point to Hung Parliament

  Prime Minister Gordon Brown trailed in five opinion polls, while a limited rise in support for the main opposition Conservative Party put the U.K. on course for a hung Parliament after May 6 elections.

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  Cameron Poised to Benefit as Johnson Set for Re-Election

  London’s Conservative mayor, Boris Johnson, is poised to win re-election today, providing Prime Minister David Cameron with some relief after more than a month of damaging headlines.

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• "Tempting though it is to throw the kitchen sink at your political opponents, this highlights the danger of offering them the publicity and credibility to win votes when you are desperate to win."

  - Andrew Hawkins on May 01, 2013

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