But Chelsea, who only remain top of the Premier League on goal difference following Manchester United's victory over Wigan, wasted at least five glorious chances before the break and that set the tone for a frustrating afternoon in the west Midlands.

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He said it represented more than a shift in tone but was a decisive break in "political approach" from both the Labour governments of the 1970s and Tony Blair's New Labour, in terms of their management of the economy and their relationship with the City.

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