Ed Miliband declares 'I am ready' to be PM at manifesto launch
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he is ready to be Prime Minister as the party unveiled its election manifesto which included a pledge to cut the deficit every year.
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he is ready to be Prime Minister as the party unveiled its election manifesto which included a pledge to cut the deficit every year.
The Liberal Democrats claim the Labour manifesto offers no timetable for clearing the deficit, saying only that it will get national debt falling and a surplus on the current budget "as soon as possible in the next parliament".
The Lib Dems challenged Labour to "name the day" when they would finally balance the books.
.@nick_clegg challenges Labour to come clean on their borrowing plans #GE2015 http://t.co/kROnZ8mIdW http://t.co/IuVNJxfrFV
As Labour bids to win voters’ confidence in its economic policy, why has it been so vague on one of its key promises?
Whether or not Ed Miliband makes it into Downing Street, he did today at least look the part of a Prime Minister in waiting.
The major measures promised by Labour in its manifesto for the upcoming General Election.