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Before millions of viewers and a representative sample of 200 citizens who questioned them on the set, the Labor prime minister Gordon Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat candidate Nick Clegg set out the differences in their electoral programs, with strong but controlled exchanges .

After the initial nerves of this exercise governed by 76 clauses agreed by the parties, the three men were locked in a bitter battle over economic recovery after the long and deep recession and huge national deficit reduction.

“They can not afford to take money from the economy right now because it will endanger jobs, businesses at risk and make any recovery at risk,” said Brown attacking Conservative rivals on its promise to reduce the deficit at 6,000 million pounds (9,000 million dollars, 7,000 million dollars).

“The threat to recovery is the proposal for Labour impose a tax on employment, “Cameron replied, alluding to a government project to increase Social Security payments in 2011.

Both the Conservative leader, who leads polls such as Labour, which in recent weeks cut the difference to a handful of points, we played a lot in this debate when the evidence is that none of the major parties will get a sufficient majority in parliament to govern.

“The more they attack each other more they sound exactly alike,” joked the umpire, Nick Clegg, 43, who portrays himself as the alternative to the traditional two-party system and may play a role in the formation of a government.

The liberal Democrat, which provided an opportunity to be measured on an equal footing with its rivals and was the author of some of1000the best lines, was declared winner of the fair a survey by the host broadcaster, ITV and private, with 43% favorable rating, versus 26% and 20% for Cameron Brown.

Another YouGov poll for the newspaper The Sun, 51% of respondents said Clegg was the most they had been impressed, against 29% who were in favor and 19% for Cameron Brown.

This debate devoted to domestic politics, the candidates also addressed other important issues such as health and public education, immigration, reform the political system after the scandal of the overspending of the parliament or the state of the armed forces, which also gave rise a cross between the leaders hard.

Cameron and Clegg accused Brown of British troops deployed in Afghanistan lack adequate equipment, especially helicopters, so the death toll has risen in recent months, attributing the low Brown denied a change of tactics by the Taliban.

The only thing that Labour and Conservative is agreed on the need to maintain the system British nuclear deterrent known as “Trident” Clegg criticized for its excessive costs, agreeing that represent potential threats countries like Iran or North Korea.

At the end of 90 minutes, perfectly millimeter, Brown called on voters to “ensure the recovery,” Cameron to “choose hope over fear” and Clegg to “offer an opportunity for real change.”

The three meet again April 22 to address international issues and 29 to discuss economic issues.