Local council election campaign begins

Local council election campaign begins; ITN ENGLAND: INT BV LS Tony Blair MP (Prime Minister), Gordon Brown MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer) and John Prescott MP (Deputy Prime Minister) along to press conference with Blair turning and smiling at journalists CMS Tony Blair's MP (Prime Minister) shadow on backdrop with 'Britain is working' logo PAN to Gordon Brown with Tony Blair SOT - As you can see the message is a very, very simple one, Britain is working, don't let the Tories wreck it again LS Tony Blair at press conference with BV man's head in f/g Tony Blair MP (Prime Minister) at press conference with 'Britain is working' logo in b/g SOT - People who are running the Conservative Party today were the Arch High Priests of all those aspects of Thatcherism that people disliked most and voted to get rid of in May 1997 GV press conference as Robinson asked Blair if he views being in office longer than Margaret Thatcher as a success or a failure CMS Tony Blair listening to question then answering SOT - I'll tell you what I think Nick, I think first of all I refer you to all the answers I've given a thousand times before on this because I'm not answering anything more to take away from the local election launch MS Blair leaving press conference carrying paperwork i/c Gordon Brown MP introducing Tony Blair to people at the adult education centre where the press conference was held ZOOM IN SIDE Blair talking with man inside the centre EXT GV boarded up building GV houses with rubbish in garden Birmingham: LS Michael Howard MP (Conservative Leader) off coach to applause and shakes hands with waiting Conservative supporters GV clapping supporters INT Michael Howard MP (Conservative Leader) at press conference SOT - Under Labour the tentacles of Whitehall have begun to strangle local councils/ Today in Britain councils face greater burdens, more regulations and higher charges/ All because the Labour Government wants t...