Gordon Brown looked confident and relaxed as he announced that the next General Election will be, as expected, on 6 May. His message to the voters was unequivical: the Labour Party is leading this country out of recession and will continue the work to restore the economy to full working order. Labour are our best hope to protect jobs and vital frontline services.
The message from David Cameron, on the other hand, was predictably negative. The Tory leader struck a highly emotive tone, speaking of rescuing this country from 'the road to ruin'.
In 1997, the country was on its knees after 18 years of Tory misrule. We must work very hard to remind the electorate of everything that Labour has achieved and not allow the Tories to reverse all the good that has been done in the last 13 years.
There is no doubt that whoever wins will face some very tough decisions on the economy, in particular how quickly we cut public spending in order to reduce the huge budget deficit. It is clear that Labour's is the more sensible option; allowing the economy to recover slowly and delaying any radical reduction in spending until 2011.
The speed and degree of spending cuts which the Tories are proposing will be more likely to tip us very quickly back in to recession and ultimately damage the economy even further.
David Cameron and the Tories are by no means home and dry, despite their lead in the polls. They need a huge percentage swing of the vote in their favour to win power on 6 May.
It is up to every Labour Party member and supporter to put their heart and soul in to this campaign to ensure an unprecedented fourth successive Labour victory.
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