UK election promises tight race

Prime minister confirms May 6 as date for vote that could see his Labour party ousted.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah Brown

Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, has announced that the country’s general election – expected to be one of the closest in recent history – will be held on May 6.

Opinion polls are showing a tight race between the ruling Labour party and opposition Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.

Alan Fisher reports from London.

Source: Al Jazeera