Worsfold's Wisdom: Three will be a crowd for several big names

Its back to a three horse race, but tomorrow is as much about individuals as it is about parties

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Its back to a three horse race as Labour claw their way back into contention but tomorrow is as much about individuals as it is about parties

No-one could have foreseen the unpredictability of this election campaign and the dramatic swings in fortune over the last few weeks. The top pundits have all admitted they have never seen anything like it and few are now prepared to make firm predictions about the outcome of the vote tomorrow. A week ago Labour looked to be sliding out of contention but are now back in the frame with a serious chance of retaining power as a minority government with Liberal Democrat support. Labour's campaign over the last week might have been relentlessly negative and based on fear but is has shored up ...

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