The verdict? It is over for Gordon Brown...
Guardian Gordon Brown last night appeared to have failed in his daunting mission to change the course of the general election during an ill-tempered leaders' debate in which he repeatedly rounded on David Cameron and warned that Conservative spending cuts would imperil the fragile recovery. The prime minister's aggressive tone, however, did not destabilise Cameron, and his perceived negativity may have backfired with voters, who gave the debate to the Tory leader in all the instant polls. Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, seemed to struggle to impose himself for the first tim...
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