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Vote 2010: Election live blog - 8 April

By Channel 4 News

Updated on 08 April 2010



Channel 4 News followed the day's events as the political battle for the leadership of the country continues. Follow it on our live blog.



Gordon Brown announced the next general election on April 6 and you can follow how Channel 4 News covered all the political action on our live blog.

Regular followers of our Twitter accounts @channel4news, @c4nwestminster and @c4election will already be well used to the minute-by-minute coverage following last week's intensive #askthechancellors debate.

During this election campaign we will be following all the events and party announcements on our live blog with video, online polls and more.

The live blog will also be fired up during the three prime ministerial leaders debates, to be aired for the first time on TV shortly.

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