Brown admits he is 'upping tempo'

Gordon Brown has claimed he is "upping the tempo" of his campaign for re-election amid signs that Labour could be beaten back into third place in the May 6 poll.

The Prime Minister denied that he was tearing up his strategy with less than two weeks to go until polling day, but he said: "As you get nearer to election day you are always upping the tempo."

Tory leader David Cameron, meanwhile, has again warned voters about the dangers of a hung parliament, saying: "There is one group of people who love a hung parliament, and that is the politicians... They would adore it. The people who would be let down are those people who want to keep interest rates low and get our economy going."

It comes amid signals that the Conservatives are targeting new seats as Labour's performance in the polls continues to slump.

The Liberal Democrats are mostly coming in second place close behind the Tories now, but Nick Clegg had the day off on Saturday to spend some time with his family. They were stuck abroad for days because of the volcanic ash cloud.