General election

General election; ITN ENGLAND: Surrey: Croydon: PM John Major MP and wife Norma from Battle Bus and greeted CMS Major smiling: Seq Major and party along thru DIY store (19secs) London: Conservative Central Office: John Major (PM) pkf - Won't bear to witchhunt mentality and say that anyone who faces unsubstantiated charges must leave public life if charges may be untrue Cowley Street: Punch and Judy puppets, with PM John Major MP portrayed as Judy and Labour Leader Tony Blair MP as Punch with Palace of Westminster as backdrop, fighting in show organised by the Liberal Democrats (11secs) London: Vauxhall Cross: Ext: CMS Lib Dem Leader Paddy Ashdown unveils poster depicting Major and Blair as Punch and Judy PULL OUT as message "End the Punch & Judy Show": MS poster PAN R-L Ashdown and Lord Holme posing: Cowley Street: Int: Lord Holme (Lib Dem Campaign Manager) intvwd - (Anti-sleaze candidate) not a gimmick/ people are faced in a safe Tory seat with a candidate many feel should stand down/ depends if can rally a candidate against him London: Westminster: Gordon Brown MP (Shadow Chancellor) intvwd - Extraordinary that after Major supporters tried to persuade him to make Hamilton stand down Major has now given him his full endorsement En route Northampton TRACK FORWARD behind Labour battle buses as along motorway Northampton TMS Platform (for Blair) taken from luggage hold of bus: MS Blair up onto soapbox PULL OUT Derbys: Derby: Int: Tony Blair MP (Labour Leader) speech (to local businessmen) - Would have to be sure it (single currency) was good for British goods, jobs, investment London: Cowley St: MS Paddy Ashdown and Lord Holme (Lib Dem campaign ldr) seated at pkf: Paddy Ashdown MP (Lib Dem ldr) pkf - Worried can go through 4 weeks talking about sleaze and not addressing big issues Conservative Central Office: LMS Major speaking at podium as Brian Mawhinney MP (Cons Pty Chmn) seated beside: C...