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UK election 2005

Blair and Brown ram home message on economy

By Sarah Witt and Darren Dodd

Published: April 6 2005 13:11 | Last updated: April 6 2005 14:09

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown took to the stage for a rare joint press conference on Wednesday to reinforce their well-flagged intention to put the stability of the economy at the heart of its election campaign, as they accused the Conservatives of “running away” from the debate.

“We will expose the reality of the economic future offered by the Conservatives and we will be making this the central issue of the election campaign,’’ Mr Blair said.

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