Then last year, there came the five missions. Now, Labour has six key policies, emblazoned on a Tony-Blair style pledge card. “One card, six steps, in your hand – a plan to change the country.

The Times carries both stories on its front, leading on the Opposition leader’s six-point plan for Britain which it calls “an updated version of Tony Blair’s election-winning pledge card”.

After a day of talks on Thursday, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair announced plans for a fresh push to stabilise the peace process next week. Blair and the Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern said that ...