Guardian Daily podcast: Parties begin hard-fought campaign, and Obama unveils nuclear strategy

The general election will be on 6 May, the prime minister confirmed yesterday. In Downing Street, flanked by his cabinet, Gordon Brown promised that Labour would safeguard the economic recovery. David Cameron promised the Conservatives would fight for what he termed "the great ignored". And Nick Clegg said the Liberal Democrats offered a real alternative to Labour and the Tories. Today's the first full day of campaigning, and the Guardian's leader writer Tom Clark says it's going to be a hard-fo...

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