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Former Tory attacks party's immigration plans

Tom Happold
Sunday April 10, 2005

Michael Howard's attempt to refocus the election campaign on the issues of asylum and immigration was undermined today by one of his former ministerial colleagues, Charles Wardle, who described the Tory leader's policies as unworkable and uncosted.

The former Tory immigration minister told reporters at a Labour party press conference that Mr Howard's policies are "uncosted, unworkable and likely to make immigration and asylum problems worse not better".

Mr Wardle's comments came as the latest Observer/MORI opinion poll put Labour seven points ahead of the Conservatives, on a comfortable 40%, with the Tories on 33% and the Liberal Democrats on 19%.

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Mr Kennedy was speaking ahead of a rally of his party's candidates in London, where he promised that the Liberal Democrats would concentrate on positive campaigning and avoid "yah-boo politics".

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http://politics.guardian.co.uk/election/story/0,15803,1456520,00.html