General election

General election; ITNENGLAND: Surrey: Croydon:PM John Major MP and wife Norma from Battle Bus and greetedCMS 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 untrueCowley 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 posterdepicting Major and Blair as Punch and Judy PULL OUT asmessage "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 himLondon: 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 endorsementEn route NorthamptonTRACK FORWARD behind Labour battle buses as along motorwayNorthamptonTMS Platform (for Blair) taken from luggage hold of bus:MS Blair up onto soapbox PULL OUTDerbys: Derby:Int: Tony Blair MP (Labour Leader) speech (to localbusinessmen) - Would have to be sure it (single currency) was good forBritish goods, jobs, investmentLondon: 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 issuesConservative Central Office:LMS Major speaking at podium as Brian Mawhinney MP (Cons Pty Chmn) seated beside: C...