Wives drafted in to woo electorate

ONE wants to dispel the notion that he’s half-man, half-machine.

The other wants to banish the notion that he’s too posh for office. So the men fighting to become Britain’s prime minister are turning to their wives for help.

Gordon Brown and David Cameron both have image problems that they’re tackling in a way the electorate isn’t used to seeing: by dispatching their spouses to the campaign trail.