All you need to know about Day Seven of the UK's 2005 general election campaign, at-a-glance:
11 APRIL IN A SENTENCE
Michael Howard launches the Conservative manifesto with a pledge to "battle for Britain" - but Tony Blair accuses the party of producing a "flawed prospectus".
CAMPAIGN CATCH-UP
Michael Howard has launched his programme for government with a strong attack on Tony Blair.
Charles Kennedy with his wife Sarah, before she went into hospital
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Charles Kennedy's pregnant wife Sarah has been admitted to hospital, leading the Lib Dem leader to cancel campaigning for the day. The launch of the party's manifesto, scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed.
Conservative plans for the economy are "fundamentally flawed" and the party's pledges cannot therefore be delivered, Labour leader Tony Blair has claimed.
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has launched his party's election campaign with a promise to provide 21,000 extra primary school teachers.
The Home Office has denied claims by Conservative leader Michael Howard that immigration officers have been told to temporarily admit people carrying suspect papers. It said anyone thought to pose a security risk was detained.
The Conservative Party says its first election broadcast will speak up for "Britain's forgotten majority". The film, to be aired on Tuesday, will feature a cast of voters explaining why they have chosen to back the party.
Compulsory saving for pensions would not be brought in during the next Parliament under Labour, former economic adviser Ed Balls - one of the chancellors closest allies - has said.
PICK OF THE ANALYSIS
The Conservatives have opted for a short, pithy manifesto which they hope people will actually sit down and read, and which will strike a chord with the British public.
The gloves are off in Bethnal Green as the fight between Respect candidate George Galloway and Labour's Oona King has all the makings of a classic political scrap.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
It is a bit like producing Lee Bowyer to give a lecture on the standards of professional conduct on the football field
Conservative leader Michael Howard on his former Home Office colleague Charles Wardle, who criticised Mr Howard's immigration policy at a Labour press conference
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