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June 27th 2007:
Gordon Brown takes office as Prime Minister and Labour Leader, replacing Tony Blair.



October 2nd 2007:

Gordon Brown visits the Queen at Buckingham Palace, and asks for a dissolution of Parliament and a General Election on November 1st. She duly accepts his request. Gordon Brown travels back to Downing Street and announces the news to the nation.



October 3rd 2007:

The first opinion poll since the election announcment is from YouGov (changes from previous poll in brackets):
Labour - 44% (+3)
Conservatives - 32% (-2)
Liberal Democrats - 15% (+1)
Others - 9% (-2)

October 11th 2007:

In the first of three Question Time specials on the BBC, Liberal Democrats leader Ming Campbell answers questions from the studio audience.



His performance is considered good. He answered the questions in a folksy sort of way that impressed many people.

ICM Voting Intentions Poll:
Labour - 38%
Conservatives - 31%
Liberal Democrats - 21%

On these figures, Anthony Wells of UKPollingReport.com predicts that the Lib Dems will keep most of their seats, perhaps even gaining a handful.

October 14th 2007:
The Lib Dems' poll bounce continues with YouGov:
Labour - 38%
Conservatives - 29%
Liberal Democrats - 24%

Rumours start emerging that David Davis is planning to start a leadership campaign after the election, assuming the Conservatives will lose.
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