Labour launches its manifesto, vowing to be the party of economic responsibility
Ed Miliband promises every policy will be fully funded and require no "additional borrowing"
The Conservatives are to announce that they would extend the 'Right-to-buy' to 1.3 million housing association tenants
Nick Clegg says the Lib Dems will not have another coalition with the Tories if they insist on £12bn welfare cuts
The Lib Dems launch a "five point plan" aimed at consumers and commuters
There are 24 days left until the general election
"We will cut tuition fees from £9,000 to £6,000," says Ed Miliband.
In order to fund the NHS, there will be a levy on tobacco companies, a crackdown on tax avoidance and a mansion tax.
There will also be a cap on private involvement in the health service.
Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May is set to join the Green Party's Brighton Pavilion candidate Caroline Lucas later to talk about democracy and the importance of voting. The rock star, who has protested against the badger cull and fox hunting, recently launched a "Common Decency" campaign to encourage people to vote according to their conscience.
@rosschawkins
Quote MessageLabour also announcing 'national primary childcare service' - paid for by scrapping govt funding to charity that supports free schools"
Quote MessageWith me as prime minister, no powerful interest will outweigh the interests of the working people of our country."
Ed Miliband, Labour leader
"We will champion small and medium-sized firms and cut business rates for one and a half million companies," the Labour leader says.
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Ed Miliband says Labour "will say enough is enough" to people who live here but "don;'t want to pay taxes like everyone else.
"We will abolish the non dom rule."
Ed Miliband attacks the Conservatives' pledge to spend an extra £8bn on the NHS without saying where it would come from.
The Tories are "the party of sums that do not add up".
@MrHarryCole
Quote MessageIt's very easy to claim that everything is funded if you fail to include all of your spending promises."
Ed Miliband says the manifesto "writes the first line of Labour's first Budget".
The party will "meet our fiscal rules" and "everything in this manifesto is funded", he insists.
Quote MessageYou can't fund the NHS with an IOU."
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Huw Thomas:
Great to hear Nick Robinson’s voice again. Can I just ask him why is it the manifestos are published so late? Surely the parties should have been able to set their stalls out much earlier (the election date was in their calendar years ago). This time more than ever I get the impression parties are drip-feeding policy statements. Does this sort of politics lack confidence? Has it always been like this?
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Scott, London:
A strong economy is the absolute bed rock for prosperity - it will pay for NHS, our wages and higher tax receipts - the media need to get it - if you put in place a strong economy you don't need to keep banging on about where the cuts will be.
Labour's manifesto "does not do what most manifestos do", Ed Miliband claims.
There is no "shopping list of proposals".
But he argues the "plan is no less ambitious because we live in a time of scarcity".
Ed Miliband is on stage in Manchester for the Labour manifesto launch.
He says he is presenting "our plan for the working people of our country".
Norman Smith
Assistant political editor
The first page of Labour's manifesto does not contain any "spanking new spending commitment", Norman Smith tells BBC News.
Instead there is "a pledge by Ed Miliband" on the deficit.
Labour says that "every budget must cut the deficit" if it forms the next government.
The hope is to "reassure voters" who may be concerned that the party can be trusted on the economy, Norman Smith adds.
@georgeeaton
Quote MessageLabour announce that minimum wage will be raised to £8 by October 2019 - faster timetable than previously promised.
Image source, PASNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled her party's business manifesto, pledging that her MPs will "do everything in their power" to support Scottish firms.
"The cuts agenda of the Westminster parties is holding our businesses back as it stifles growth and hampers recovery," she said.
"And the threat to take Scotland out of the EU against our will also looms large."
She added that "a strong team of SNP MPs will make the case at Westminster" for the early devolution of air passenger duty, more infrastructure investment, "a Universal Service Obligation for broadband" and "the inclusion of Scotland in Westminster's HS2 plans".
@BBCAllegra
Quote MessageSkim read Labour manifesto, v elegant and v helpful summaries but I have missed the news story. Apparently not all policies have been inc
Quote MessageIe there doesn't appear to be a new policy in this manifesto. Bit disappointing. We all love a Big Reveal. #GE2015
Victoria Derbyshire
An angry interjection to the economy debate from one audience member. "Have the modesty to admit that the electoral system is broken, sir... we desperately need a total reform of the system and it must be first priority...as soon as the election is over."