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Mon 10 Oct 2007Brown 'needs vision' as Labour trailsUK:British prime minister Gordon Brown came under pressure to set out a clear vision of where he wants to take Britain yesterday after a poll showed opposition Conservatives enjoying their strongest support for 15 years.The poll giving the Conservatives a seven-point lead over the Labour Party capped a bruising week for Mr Brown in which he was pilloried for a U-turn over an early election and accused by the Conservatives of stealing their policies.