The Tories pledged to ditch the units system for labelling alcoholic drinks today, instead, details will be given on what volume of alcohol beverages contain, as well as how many calories, the Daily Mail reports.
The Conservatives are also unveiling proposals for tackling issues such as obesity, drug use and teenage pregnancy.
A payment by results scheme for local councils and NHS services would be introduced, with extra rewards for improving the health of the poorest.
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According to a recent poll, the support for Labour has slumped two points since early December to 28% – the lowest level since last September, the Conservatives have gained three points to 41%, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The Lib Dems are down one point on 19%.
However, despite claims that Prime Minister Gordon Brown was presiding over a “dysfunctional” shambles following last week’s putsch attempt, voters still believe he is the best person to lead the Labour …

Who says that Gordon Brown isn’t funny was proven wrong as the Prime Minister made quite a joke yesterday when he said that he’ll use the “hard won economic recovery” as a platform for Labour election victory.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Brown said that the looming election will be unlike the last three because the recession has “changed things”. The priorities in those elections had been about “investment in schools and hospitals” based on economic …

The General Election may be held on 6th May – the same day as the local council elections – as Europe Minister Chris Bryant apparently accidentally confirmed the date.
Tory-Politico.com reports that Bryant, speaking to diplomats at Canning House, a diplomatic think-tank, said yesterday referring to recent tensions between Britain and South American countries: “I hope that by the time of the General Election on May 6, relations will have improved.”

Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered a blow today when two opinion polls showed an increased Tory lead, the Guardian reports.
A YouGov poll showed the Tory lead had increased by three points and they are now on 42%, while support for Labour is down 1% to 30% and the Lib Dems are also down one point, to 16%.
A separate ComRes poll suggested that 60% of voters saw Labour as the most divided of the main parties. …

The Conservatives launched their agenda on health and the NHS today, emphasising that they will never change the idea at the heart of NHS – “that healthcare in this country is free at the point of use and available to everyone based on need, not ability to pay”.
The Conservatives said in a press release that Labour promised to save the NHS but today, despite the massive increase in spending, the gap in health outcomes between …

Next year will bring many interesting developments and events around the world, it’s an Olympic year with winter games taking place in Canada, big year for football as FIFA World Cup takes place in South Africa, there will be two solar eclipses, and General Election will take place in the United Kingdom, although the date for the latter will have to be settled yet.
Here is a little overview of the most important events that are …

A recent poll shows that the gap between the Conservative Party and Labour has narrowed to just nine points, epolitix.com reports.
If repeated at the General Election, Conservative leader David Cameron would be denied an overall majority by five seats.
The survey puts the Conservatives on 38 per cent, up one point on last month and nine points ahead of Labour who were up two points on 29 per cent. The Liberal Democrats were down one on …

History will be made in the run up to next year’s General Election when the party leaders take part in a series of television debates, the Daily Telegraph reports.
A deal has been done between news broadcasters and the main political parties. It will be the first time that British party leaders have gone head-to-head in a live television battle similar to those in American presidential elections.

Commons Speaker John Bercow may struggle to hold his seat as Conservatives angry at outspoken comments by his wife threaten to defect to the UK Independence Party, the Daily Telegraph reports.
If he does survive the election, a number of Tory MPs are considering seeking to topple him as Speaker after Sally Bercow, who hopes to become a Labour candidate, gave an interview in which she criticised Conservative leader David Cameron in highly personal terms.
By convention, …

The United Kingdom is on course for a hung parliament after the General Election amid growing optimism about the economy, according to the latest ComRes poll for The Independent.
It puts the Conservatives on 37 per cent (down three points on last month), Labour on 27 per cent (no change), the Liberal Democrats on 20 per cent (up two points) and other parties on 16 per cent (up one point).
Because of the way the first-past-the-post voting …

The UK Independence Party have chosen Lord Pearson of Rannoch as the man to lead them into the next General Election, 4ni.co.uk reports.
Lord Pearson will succeed outgoing party leader Nigel Farage, who stood down to focus on his Parliamentary ambitions.
UKIP came second to the Conservatives in June’s European Parliament elections.
The party hope to bolster this electoral success at next year’s polls.
Lord Pearson defeated MEPs Gerard Batten, Mike Nattrass and Nikki Sinclaire, and Alan Wood, a …

Foreign Secretary David Miliband publicly ruled himself out of the race to become foreign minister of the European Union yesterday and threw his support behind Tony Blair’s flagging campaign to become EU’s first president, The Times reports.
With one eye apparently on a future tilt at the Labour leadership, Miliband committed his future to Britain, saying that he wanted to “stay and fight” the general election, and he described Blair as an “excellent candidate” for Europe’s …

London residents are to have their council tax frozen next April as Conservative town halls lead the race to offer the lowest rise in household bills in the country, The Times reports.
Many Tory councils have managed to limit tax rises only by imposing charges, privatising services or cutting jobs — a practice likely to spread if the Tories win the general election.
Hammersmith & Fulham, widely regarded as a role model for a Cameron government, will …

British film icon Sir Michael Caine has abandoned his support of the Labour party and announced he will vote Conservative at the next general election, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The 76-year-old actor, a former Labour supporter, condemned the “terrible state” that has been allowed to develop in Britain and said he planned to change his allegiance at the next election.
“I’ll probably vote Conservative,” Caine said. “I mean, we’re in a terrible state whichever way you look …

Greek socialists were last night swept into office with a resounding victory after more than five years of conservative rule, the Guardian reports.
With 98% of the votes counted, the centre-left Pasok party was leading with 43% – giving it 160 seats in the 300-member parliament– while the centre-right New Democracy party had 34%.
The resurgence of Pasok, led by the US-born George Papandreou, follows disillusionment with a government marred by scandal and criticised for its handling …