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Gordon Brown said he will fight for Britain's future and that he "intends to win" the upcoming election as he set out Labour's five key pledges./nSpeaking to party activists in Nottingham, the Prime Minister moved the pre-election campaign into a new phase by focusing on core policy pledges./nHe said his top priority is to secure the economic recovery by concentrating on economic growth, fair taxes and cutting lower priority spending./nAnd he said he would raise family living standards by keeping mortgage rates low, increasing tax credits for families with young children and helping first-time buyers./nMr Brown went on to promise a hi-tech economy that would support businesses and industry by creating one million new skilled jobs and delivering high-speed rail, a green investment bank and broadband access for all./nHe said Labour will protect frontline investment in policing, schools, childcare and the NHS./n We have big plans for this country and we intend to see them through./nGordon Brown speaking in Nottingham/nAs his fifth pledge, he outlined plans to strengthen fairness in communities through an Australian-style points-based system to control immigration, guarantees of education, apprenticeships and jobs for young people, and a crackdown on anti-social behaviour./nThe Prime Minister acknowledged that Labour are behind in the polls and called his party the "underdogs" but he added that Labour "had done it before and we will do it again"./nWhile later addressing Scottish party activists in Glasgow, Mr Brown said: "Labour's mission begins anew and I ask for the chance to continue the work of change and serve again the country I love."/nHe added: "There is no such thing as battling too hard when your boss is the British people."/nSky News' political correspondent Niall Paterson said Mr Brown's tone was "not surprising" but there was "a degree of confidence that was not there earlier in the year"./nBoth the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives have said the pledges mean little after 13 years of Labour "failure"./nIn a speech in Milton Keynes, David Cameron told supporters Mr Brown's "useless, bankrupt government" had treated the British public like fools./nLib Dem leader Nick Clegg added: "It is astonishing that after 13 years in charge, the best Labour can come up with is a list of vacuous pledges wrapped up in management speak./n"Between them Labour and the Conservatives have failed to come up with a single specific positive reason to vote for them.

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