Tories won’t change strategy despite ‘desperation’ claim

David Cameron has signalled he will resist pressure to rethink his British general election tactics, after Ed Miliband said the hallmark of the Conservative campaign was “desperation”.

Miliband accused the Tories of sinking into personal abuse and said that a failure to make a breakthrough in the polls had panicked Cameron’s party into making “unfunded and unbelievable” spending promises.

But Cameron insisted the Conservatives were making a “very strong argument” and said he would continue to frame the May 7 election as a choice between himself and Mr Miliband as prime minister.