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P ELECTION
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Election 2010: keep up to date and tell us your views
PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown has confirmed that the general election will take place on Thursday 6 May. Brown has promised to lead the country out of recession, while Conservative leader David Cameron says he will light for the "great ignored" including those who have started up businesses.
You can follow our election coverage in CM and sister title Motor Transport as we look at what all the parties have to offer the road transport industry in the next government.
You can also log on to www.roadtransport.com/election2010 for comprehensive coverage of the election, including our guides to all the party manifestos as and when they appear and what policies they offer the industry. Email our opinions on the election to christopher.walton@rbi.co.uk or follow us on Twitter rt_CommMotor.
• The Liberal Democrats have said they would cut government funding for major road projects for the years to 2013/14 by 90% diverting some £.3.5bn to rail infrastructure. The party says some &Mtn intended for motorway widening and hard-shoulder running would go towards cutting rail fares. Last week Labour's Paul Clark said that cutting investment in the UK's road infrastructure budget would "undermine" the country's recovery from recession.