Bookmakers William Hill have shortened their odds for Ed Miliband to be prime minister by 1 August 2015, from 6/4 to 11/10.

And the price for David Cameron still to be PM on that date have lengthened from 4/7 to 8/11.

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The economy, immigration and mental health - just some of the issues discussed by first-time voters on Friday's Victoria Derbyshire programme. Watch the discussion here.

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And finally from Sir John Randall's stint on World at One: he also speculated on who may take over from David Cameron as Conservative leader.

He said Liz Truss was "always keen for that sort of thing", Graham Brady would "have a powerbase" and Liam Fox would "see himself as a kingmaker".

When Theresa May's name was put to him, Sir John said "I'd rather be reincarnated as an olive."

There seems to be something about the air in Uxbridge, which leads to these olive comparisons. Sir John's successor as Conservative candidate in the west London constituency is one Boris Johnson, who was the first to allude to the race for No 10 Downing Street and a pizza ingredient.

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Sir John Randall also told the World at One he agreed with claims that the expenses scandal just before the last election pushed some MPs to consider suicide.

"There were some people were very, very badly hit by it," he said.

"The trouble was as well the nature of it. It was what I imagine like the knock on the door in the Stalin purges.

"We waited every day about midday to know who they were going to finger for the next day.

"Everyone was waiting and wondering whether they were going to be next."

Mr Randall said the Telegraph newspaper,which published the expenses details, external, did make some mistakes but MPs "never got a proper decent apology".

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Did you think the controversies over Speaker John Bercow's position following the last day of the Parliament were over? Oh no.

Former Conservative whip, Sir John Randall, spent his lunchtime accusing Mr Bercow of being "too partisan" and of having an "anger problem" on BBC Radio 4's World at One.

Sir John is not standing at the election.

But he said friends of the Speaker acknowledged the flaws in his temperament.

"He's got an anger problem. I personally think one should try and curb that. But we're all human," Sir John said.

He praised some of Speaker Bercow's work but said he clearly favoured Labour:

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The Electoral Commission doesn't know how many people are standing in the Election - good sign

Reality Check

The Conservatives say they will ‘freeze’ rail fares for the whole of the next parliament.

However, read the small print, and this doesn’t mean your rail fare will stay the same. As the Tories go on to explain, prices may rise but the policy would ensure the only increases are those pegged to inflation.

This would control costs for many commuters, but would all tickets be subject to the rule?

The Tories’ policy only targets “regulated” rail fares – these include season tickets, some off-peak returns as well as anytime tickets in major cities. The House of Commons Library said, external in January 2015 that just 45% of fares are regulated. So people buying the unregulated fares - such as advance purchase bookings and the other fares that fall outside the scope of regulation - won’t necessarily benefit from the Conservatives’ pledge.

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The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, says the Conservatives are being "irresponsible" by refusing to outline how a pledge on volunteering would be paid for.

Ms Cooper told Radio 4's World At One:

Members of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition gathered in London's Canary Wharf in central London to launch the party's manifesto for the general election.

The left-wing party picked the city's financial district to call for "a democratic socialist society run in the interests of the millions not the billionaires".

Included in its key pledges are a £10 an hour minimum wage, an end to zero-hours contracts, a "mass council home building programme", rent controls, an end to austerity and the nationalisation of the UK's banks.

TUSC chairman Dave Nellist (pictured in the blue shirt), who was a Labour MP in Coventry back in the 1980s and early 1990s, said the economic recovery had not been shared by ordinary people.

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Support for the Conservatives' volunteering proposals today has come from, among others, the CBI.

John Cridland, director general of the CBI, said:

Rather than keep you in suspense: here's the answer.

And you can find a complete list of constituencies and their candidates on the BBC's Election 2015 website.

As nominations close, here's a poser for you, set by the Labour History Group Twitter team.

Thursday 16 April sees the leaders of the main opposition parties go head-to-head in #BBCdebate, external moderated by David Dimbleby.

If you are interested in taking part click here.

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SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon says Ed Miliband's attack on her party's economic policies shows "desperation from Labour".

Speaking on a campaign visit in Stirling she said:

In his second speech of the week, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said a Conservative government will act to curb "spurious" legal claims against British forces serving overseas.

Mr Fallon said the Tories would act to prevent legal rulings by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg undermining the morale and effectiveness of the UK military.

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A recent survey asked: which of the political leaders would you prefer to sit next to at a dinner party? "None" seems to be the most popular answer.

Although, if you forced them, voters would like to sit next to David Cameron or Nigel Farage, with Ed Miliband coming in third.