Election 2015 in pictures: 8 April

David Cameron helps with a reading lesson at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School in Westhoughton near Bolton where he met pupilsStefan Rousseau/PA

This picture of David Cameron helping with a reading lesson at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School in Westhoughton, near Bolton, is arguably the first of the campaign worthy of a caption competition.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron talks to children during a visit to Sacred Heart RC primary school in WesthoughtonKirsty Wigglesworth

Mr Cameron's Conservative Party announced that pupils in England who get poor results in their Sats at the end of primary school will face a resit in secondary school, if the Tories form the next government.

UKIP party leader Nigel Farage takes a boat trip from the harbour while on the campaign trail in GrimsbyAnna Gowthorpe/PA

UKIP party leader Nigel Farage was in Grimsby where he proposed a UK-controlled fishing zone to replace involvement in the EU Common Fisheries Policy.

UKIP party leader Nigel Farage and The Only Way is Essex star Joey Essex take a boat trip from the harbour as they meet on the campaign trail in GrimsbyAnna Gowthorpe/PA

Mr Farage also met reality TV star Joey Essex who described him as "reem" before heading out on a boat trip.

Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy holds a trophy as he arrives at the Aberdeen FoyerAndrew Milligan/PA

Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy was happy to pose with silverware when given a trophy to hold as he arrived at the Aberdeen Foyer.

Labour Leader Ed Miliband delivers a speech at Warwick UniversityDan Kitwood/Getty Images

Labour leader Ed Miliband was at Warwick University where he addressed the issue of the day, non-doms and his party's plans to change the rules. He said of the Conservatives: "Stop defending the indefensible and abolish the non-dom rule - it's the right thing for the country."

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg with local candidate Duncan Hames (centre), during his visit to Dymag, a specialist manufacturer of high performance racing wheels while on the General Election campaign trail in Chippenham, WiltshireSteve Parsons/PA

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg visited Dymag in Chippenham where he was instructed in the art of making high performance racing wheels.

Alastair James Hay, better known as comedian "Al Murray" who portrays an English pub landlord, poses with a pint of beer poured from a fire engine converted into a mobile pub after handing in his nomination papers at Thanet council officesCarl Court/Getty Images

Comedian Al Murray submitted his nomination today to stand as an MP in Thanet South against Nigel Farage and others. The founder of the Free United Kingdom Party has pledged to remove Britain from Europe by 2025 "and the edge of the solar system by 2050". He proposes using Polish labour to brick up the Channel Tunnel and will make Thanet South the capital of the UK.

Miriam Clegg (right) the wife of Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg, gives a present of a cuddly toy lamb to Lynne FeatherstoneJohn Stillwell/PA

Miriam Gonzalez Durantez (right), wife of Nick Clegg, was also on the campaign trail. She is seen here with Lynne Featherstone, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Hornsey and Wood Green.

Leanne Wood in BeaumarisPlaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru's leader Leanne Wood was campaigning in Beaumaris, on the Isle of Anglesey.

UKIP candidate Douglas Carswell installs a placard in the garden of a supporter in Clacton-on-Sea, England Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

UKIP's Douglas Carswell was out canvassing in Clacton-on-Sea and is seen here installing a placard in the garden of a supporter.