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:"Lord Saatchi... believes that the Tories should fight to win, or at least deny Labour a majority. Mr Crosby has concluded from the party's private polling, showing Labour with a comfortable six-point lead, that the Tories cannot win the next election, expected on May 5. He believes that Mr Howard should concentrate on a face-saving attempt to increase his strength in Parliament by 25 to 30 seats." [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1454255,00.html]
===Election News Controversies===
The [[BBC]]] admitted to equipping a group of hecklers with microphones and giving them entry to a Michael Howard campaign event. Tory leaders whipped up an official protest of the BBC's attempt to "generate a false news story and dramatise coverage." [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=S01W4SLWGA043QFIQMFCM5OAVCBQYJVC?xml=/news/2005/04/24/nhow24.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/04/24/ixportaltop.html]
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