Summary

  • There are 32 days until the general election on 7 May

  • Chancellor George Osborne tells Sky News it is "not his plan" to cut top rate of tax from 45p to 40p

  • Lib Dem David Laws tells Radio 5 live the Tories have shown “unbelievable cheek” in taking credit for rises in the personal tax allowance

  • Labour leader Ed Miliband wanted to be seen as a "happy warrior" in last Thursday's TV debate, according to notes reported by the Sun

  1. Sunday Summarypublished at 23:59

    If you thought the holiday occasion would dampen political spirits you'd have been wrong - here's the main stories we covered/followed up today:

    We've already glanced at some of the stories set to feature on the news bulletins tomorrow - and you can be sure we'll be bringing you all the developments and reaction as it happens. Join us tomorrow at 06:00 GMT for another day on the campaign trail.

  2. Tomorrow's Independentpublished at 22:47 British Summer Time 5 April 2015

    Tomorrow's Independent front page, via the BBC's Nick Sutton, external:

    Tomorrow's Independent front pageImage source, Independent
  3. Tomorrow's Daily Mailpublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 5 April 2015

    Tomorrow's Daily Mail front page, via the BBC's Nick Sutton, external:

    Tomorrow's Daily Mail front pageImage source, Daily Mail
  4. Tomorrow's Daily Telegraphpublished at 22:40 British Summer Time 5 April 2015

    Tomorrow's Telegraph front page, via the BBC's Nick Sutton, external:

    Tomorrow's Telegraph front pageImage source, The Telegraph
  5. Tomorrow's Timespublished at 22:37 British Summer Time 5 April 2015

    Tomorrow's Times front page, via the BBC's Nick Sutton, external:

    Tomorrow's Times front pageImage source, The Times
  6. Tomorrow's New York Postpublished at 22:35

    A guest appearance in our paper preview from American tabloid the New York Post, which has mocked up its own idea of how former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg would look if - as reported in the Sunday Times - he were to entertain standing to be mayor of London in 2016. It's unclear how running London would work with a simultaneous career as a member of the Queen's Guard. Via the Sunday Times' Sarah Baxter, external:

    Tomorrow's New York Post front pageImage source, New York Post
  7. Tomorrow's Financial Timespublished at 22:32 British Summer Time 5 April 2015

    Tomorrow's Financial Times front page,via the BBC's Nick Sutton, external:

    Tomorrow's FT front pageImage source, Financial Times
  8. Tomorrow's Guardianpublished at 22:27 British Summer Time 5 April 2015

    Tomorrow's Guardian front page, via the BBC's Nick Sutton, external:

    Tomorrow's Guardian front pageImage source, Guardian
  9. 'We'll take care of the bosses'published at 22:00

    The Independent

    Tomorrow's Independent carries an interview with Danny Alexander, external, the Lib Dem chief secretary to the Treasury, in which he claims that during policy discussions in 2012 a senior Conservative minister - whom Mr Alexander doesn't name - told him: "You take care of the workers and we’ll take care of the bosses." Mr Alexander claims this "really spelt out where their priorities lay", in terms of trying to push through tax cuts for higher earners.

    Danny Alexander and George OsborneImage source, Press Association
  10. On the UKIP trailpublished at 21:42

    Nigel Farage drinkingImage source, Press Association

    The BBC's UKIP campaign correspondent Robin Brant has created an innovative report on Nigel Farage's activities yesterday in Margate. Click here, external to have Robin guide you through the story.

  11. 'Time for a new politics'published at 21:38

    The Guardian

    Leaders' debateImage source, PA

    In The Guardian, Zoe Williams says, external the flurry of commentary about what Nicola Sturgeon might or might not have said to the French ambassador displays the "nasty machinations" of Westminster at its worst: "When credulity pushes past reality into believing any damned thing you want to believe, the system suffers as a whole. It’s time for a new politics."

  12. Election night bed-timepublished at 20:52

    Ballot boxImage source, Press Association

    The Press Association has a list of the estimated time each constituency, external will be declaring its result on the late night/early morning of 7/8 May. But we know you'll be sticking with the BBC's coverage all the way until every seat has been called, not just your own. Last time the coalition was formed after five days of bargaining - so if history repeats itself, we'll forgive you a few hours of sleep.

  13. Simply Red's Hucknall red no morepublished at 20:38

    Yesterday Labour wheeled out a host of famous faces to endorse the party, including Ben Elton, Eddie Izzard and Martin Freeman. But there's one star they haven't persuaded. Despite once donating £25,000 to the Labour Party, it appears Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall will not be casting a ballot for Ed Miliband's party in May. The Sun reports that he told guests at a London bash that if he had to vote, he would vote for "the coalition".On Labour, he allegedly said: "The stuff they're coming out with, this cap on profit. The freeze. It's just mad. It will not work."

    Mick Hucknall
  14. Farage 'not a punk'published at 20:36

    And that headline should be taken literally. Buzzfeed's Alan White reports on, external the debunking of a picture which purported to show Nigel Farage dressed - and acting - like a punk in 1983. It's a fake, but we know you want to see it anyway:

    Fake picture of Nigel Farage as a punkImage source, @sketchaganda
  15. Sturgeon memopublished at 20:21

    Nicola SturgeonImage source, AFP/Getty Images

    Scottish Secretary Alastair Carmichael has confirmed the leaked memo which recounts the details of a meeting between Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the French ambassador was written in the Scotland Office - not the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The memo alleges that Ms Sturgeon told the ambassador she would prefer David Cameron to Ed Miliband as prime minister - something she fiercely denies ever saying.

  16. Matt Chorley, Mail Online political editorpublished at 20:11 British Summer Time 5 April 2015

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    After "loser poll" in MoS, tonight Farage emailed Ukip supporters asking for a "personal favour" of help in Thanet

    Email textImage source, @MattChorley
  17. Election outcomes: who agrees on what?published at 19:35

    The Independent

    In today's Independent on Sunday, John Rentoul has an informative graphic, external showing where party policies overlap, and therefore what we might expect from different variants of another coalition government.

  18. Dan Hodges, Telegraph commentatorpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 5 April 2015

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    Now Douglas Carswell is effectively running as an independent, Ukip's entire election strategy is now based on winning 1 seat.

  19. Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian columnistpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 5 April 2015

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    How do you out-cute a PM feeding a baby lamb? presumably EdM now has to rescue an ickle kitten stuck up a tree, while Clegg gets a puppy.

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    Not sure about Nigel Farage. I can more imagine him cheerfully tucking into an Easter lamb, tbh.