U.K.’s Cameron: High stakes in vote

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday that Britain’s election campaign is on a knife edge, as he rallied the Conservative Party with a personal attack on his main rival.

Cameron said at a party rally that “this isn’t any election. This is a high-stakes, high-risk election.”

“This is a knife-edge election and can only be cut two ways: Conservative or Labor,” Cameron said. “Britain on the rise or turning the clock back.”

The campaign officially kicks off Monday, when Parliament is dissolved before the May 7 vote.

Cameron launched a personal attack on Labor leader Ed Miliband.

“I know what this role needs — and frankly, I don’t think Ed Miliband has it,” Cameron said.

“Some people might say, ‘Don’t make this personal,’ but when it comes to who’s prime minister, the personal is national.”

Miliband started his election campaign Friday from the top of London’s Orbit tower, promising to preserve the National Health Service.

Cameron also made the service a key issue, vowing his government would ensure people had access to doctors and hospital services seven days a week.

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