


Every ticket has been sold for the event where Brown will talk about his book on courageous historical figures and answer questions about the arts and literature.Īfter a brief barbecue with party workers in Brighton, Brown will travel back to London where he will appear alongside Michael Meacher and John McDonnell, the two left-wingers vying to mount a hopeless challenge for the leadership.

Brown will also attempt to show his softer side today when he is questioned by the film director Anthony Minghella at the Brighton festival. The Liberal Democrats are down one to 15 per cent. The Tories lead on 38 per cent, down one, while Labour has climbed three to 34 per cent. But Cameron is still ahead in the polls, according to YouGov. The proposal, designed to steal a march on the green-friendly Tory leader, is the most substantial of a series of initiatives announced or floated by the Brown team since he launched his campaign last Thursday.

The Chancellor, who will be delighted that Labour has put on three points in today's YouGov poll for the Sunday Times, will this morning take the fight to the Tories when he uses an appearance on BBC1's AM programmes to announce the eco-towns plans. William Hague, the shadow Foreign Secretary, will push the issue in a debate in the Commons on Tuesday. Strip Number 10 of some of the powers conferred on it by 'royal prerogative' - particularly the ability to declare war should only be done with the approval of Parliament.Doctors were given the right of opting out of out-of-hours care two years ago, under a controversial pay deal, signed by the then Health Secretary, John Reid, that awarded them a 22 per cent pay rise last year. Have doctors' surgeries open at the weekend and GPs on call in the evenings so that patients to not have to wait for appointments during working hours.Build 100,000 new eco-homes in specially designed 'green towns' so the public can buy affordable homes that have a low impact on the environment.Gordon Brown is to set out a wide-ranging blueprint for a new Britain as he attempts to prove that he will be a Prime Minister for the whole country rather than sectional interests.Īs a new poll shows Labour has gained a bounce in the polls, the Chancellor is set to unveil a host of new policies on the environment, the treatment the public can expect from doctors and fundamental changes to the constitution designed to show the broadness of his political vision and that he can outmanoeuvre David Cameron on the key issues.
