With a savage sense of timing, The Sun has stuck the knife well and truly into Gordon Brown this morning.
On the day he was hoping to capture positive front pages after his party conference speech yesterday, The Sun has announced it has switched its support to the Tories.
Winning The Sun's support was seen as a key part of Tony Blair's strategy when he stormed to power 12 years ago.
And, whatever anyone may argue, losing The Sun's support to David Cameron is a massive blow to Labour's chances at the next election.
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