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Depending on who you ask, New Labour died in June 2007, when Tony Blair stood down as prime minister, or September 2010, when Ed Miliband was elected leader. Except, neither is quite right, in that the real demise can be pinpointed to May 2008, at the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.

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Although the episode will not be broadcast on TV, it will be available to stream online

Days before Britain goes to the polls, responses to a Guardian callout reveal how deeply voters are divided

The parties’ manifestos wax long about areas their leaders think are important for national life — from tax and spending, to defence, pensions and energy. Fervent, if moveable, are commitments on immigration and crime reduction.

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Experts say Keir Starmer’s plans to cut serious crime levels are ambitious. The party also hopes to restore faith in the criminal justice system but with limited extra resources

The deputy Labour leader was due to speak at the Left Field tent

The party has said it cannot end the use of the vessel immediately if it wins the election, but that it wants to end the need for barges and hotels ‘as fast as possible’