The leaders of seven UK parties took part in a two-hour live televised election debate
It was the only debate of the campaign which will feature David Cameron and Ed Miliband
They clashed on a range of issues including the NHS, immigration and the deficit
Snap polls taken afterwards gave differing verdicts on the winner
There are 35 days until the general election
The Guardian
A quick look at this morning's papers, which are perhaps unsurprisingly dominated by the letter in Wednesday's Telegraph from business leaders. The Guardian says, external Labour offered a "counter punch" to the "potentially damaging" letter with a letter of its own from what the party described as a true cross-section of British society
The contest, announced after weeks of wrangling, will be the only time Conservative PM David Cameron and Labour's Ed Miliband will face one another in a debate before polling day. The Lib Dems, SNP, UKIP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens will also take part. Here's our story.
Welcome to our live coverage of all the day's events. It's Georgina and Pippa in the hot seat, bringing you all the latest. There are 35 days to go before the general election, and the set piece of today's campaigning is the seven-way leaders' debate broadcast tonight on ITV at 8pm.