One of the most memorable moments of Thursday's second Prime Ministerial Debate, which like most people I thought David Cameron won comfortably, was when the Conservative Leader challenged Gordon Brown over Labour's lie-filled election leaflets.
Examples of these have, shamefully, been distributed in Keighley and Ilkley including one which falsely claims that a Conservative Government would put pensioners' benefits at risk.
As I have made clear every single day of this campaign but will happily do so again, the Conservatives will not cut the state pension but instead link it to earnings so that it goes up.
We will also will protect Disability Living Allowance for over 65s and Attendance Allowance for pensioners, keep the winter fuel allowance, keep free bus passes and keep free TV licences.
However, back to Labour's lies.
Yesterday, Conservative Campaign HQ produced an incredible 23 examples of Labour's scaremongering leaflets peddling lies about Conservative Party policies.
Amongst the large number of Labour candidates putting these out across their respective constituencies are no less than five Labour Minsters plus Gordon Brown’s own Parliamentary aide.
On Thursday night, Gordon Brown denied giving the go ahead for these leaflets.
But with his own ministers using them in their local campaigns, his comments have been shown up to be complete and utter rubbish.
So are these leaflets just the latest sign of Labour's increasing desperation to hold on to power? I think the answer to that question is obvious.
But no doubt local voters, in Keighley and Ilkley as elsewhere in the country, will have their own view.
Thankfully, they will also have the chance to express it on 6th May.
Examples of these have, shamefully, been distributed in Keighley and Ilkley including one which falsely claims that a Conservative Government would put pensioners' benefits at risk.
As I have made clear every single day of this campaign but will happily do so again, the Conservatives will not cut the state pension but instead link it to earnings so that it goes up.
We will also will protect Disability Living Allowance for over 65s and Attendance Allowance for pensioners, keep the winter fuel allowance, keep free bus passes and keep free TV licences.
However, back to Labour's lies.
Yesterday, Conservative Campaign HQ produced an incredible 23 examples of Labour's scaremongering leaflets peddling lies about Conservative Party policies.
Amongst the large number of Labour candidates putting these out across their respective constituencies are no less than five Labour Minsters plus Gordon Brown’s own Parliamentary aide.
On Thursday night, Gordon Brown denied giving the go ahead for these leaflets.
But with his own ministers using them in their local campaigns, his comments have been shown up to be complete and utter rubbish.
So are these leaflets just the latest sign of Labour's increasing desperation to hold on to power? I think the answer to that question is obvious.
But no doubt local voters, in Keighley and Ilkley as elsewhere in the country, will have their own view.
Thankfully, they will also have the chance to express it on 6th May.
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