General Election 2010
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Cameron urges public to choose hope over fear
The Tory leader has urged the public not to allow fear to “triumph over hope” as he seeks an outright victory in the general election with a final appeal to millions of undecided voters.
Nick Clegg asks voters to 'lend' their support
Lib Dem leader launches thinly veiled appeal to Labour voters to help him defeat Tories.
Hung parliament bad for UK, says Clegg's wife's law firm
DLA Piper, where Miriam González Durántez is a partner, said that laws passed by coalitions are “watered down” through “endless” negotiation.
1,500 candidates vow to oppose tuition fee rises
Almost 1,500 would-be MPs have promised to vote against any hike in tuition fees, the National Union of Students has announced.
Salmond: voters can choose hung parliament or Tory win
Scottish voters face a choice when they go to the polls between a hung parliament or a Conservative victory because Labour are a “spent force”, Alex Salmond has admitted.
Gordon Brown: TV debates 'clouded' campaign
PM said the ''novelty'' of televised leaders' debates, in which he was widely perceived to be the weakest performer, detracted from ''bigger policy issues'' like the economy.
Europe issues grim warning over Britain's debt
European Commission wades into election debate on eve of polls, warning that public debt is expected to be higher than any other.
Unionist deal could make Cameron prime minister
David Cameron could be installed as prime minister, even if he fails to win the general election outright, under a deal with unionist parties, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
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Hung parliament - explained
The possibility of a hung parliament is looming. But what would this mean?
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Get by without sleep? Dream on, Dave
As David Cameron campaigns through the night in a final pre-election push, how much sleep do our leaders really need?
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Gordon Brown declines to boldly go with Sir Patrick Stewart
Gordon Brown did not want coaching by Sir Patrick Stewart, the Star Trek actor, for the televised leaders' debates.
05 May 2010
Election 2010: a bracing reminder of the price we pay for political freedom
Benedict Brogan takes a step off the campaign trail - and is confronted by the true meaning of democracy.
05 May 2010
A hung parliament is the last thing Britain needs
Telegraph View: The next administration must be able to command real authority in the new House of Commons.
05 May 2010
Cameron in last ditch appeal to Labour voters
At the end of his 36-hour campaign push across the UK, Mr Cameron pledges that a Conservative government would “take everyone with us: the frail, the elderly, the vulnerable, the poorest".
05 May 2010
The next Prime Minister must nurture the Special Relationship
The United States, and the world, need a strong, independent Britain, writes Kurt Volker.
05 May 2010
General Election 2010: live
With just a day to go until polling in General Election 2010, and with the Tories slightly ahead in the latest polls, here is our live round-up of the day's events
05 May 2010
Party leaders in final push for votes
Brown, Cameron and Clegg travel across Britain on final day of campaigning ahead of election.
05 May 2010
Nick Clegg in Eastbourne
Lib Dem leader pleads with voters in marginal constituency to 'make a difference'.
05 May 2010
Fighting for every last vote
Gordon Brown warns voters in Bradford to stick with Labour.
05 May 2010
David Cameron explains election to schoolchildren
David Cameron hits the campaign trail at a Nottingham school where he teaches pupils what happens in a General Election.
05 May 2010
How the political parties compare on sport
What the General Election means for British sport and sporting events.
05 May 2010
New government must tackle rising debt, says EU
Economic forecasts show the stirrings of an economic recovery but UK's public borrowing was the highest in the EU.
05 May 2010
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