Summary

  • Five Westminster opposition party leaders took part in a debate, with Labour's Ed Miliband and the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon in heated exchanges

  • UKIP's Nigel Farage accused the audience - which was independently selected and broadly representative - of being "left-wing"

  • Leanne Wood, of Plaid Cymru, and the Green Party's Natalie Bennett took on Mr Farage over his attitude to migrants

  • In other news - Richard Desmond, whose publishing company owns the Daily and Sunday Express, gave £1m to UKIP

  • Nick Clegg said a vote for the Lib Dems could prevent a right-wing coalition of the Conservatives, UKIP and the DUP - or "Blukip"

  • There are 21 days left until polling day

  1. Tonight's debatepublished at 06:30

    David Dimbleby

    David Dimbleby will host tonight's debate.

  2. Get in touchpublished at 06:24

    As always don't forget you can get in touch on email at politics@bbc.co.uk and on twitter @bbcpolitics, external

  3. Good morningpublished at 06:23

    Good morning and welcome to our daily live coverage of the general election campaign.

    The leaders of five of Westminster's opposition parties are due to appear in a live BBC election debate from 20:00.

    The BBC contest, hosted by David Dimbleby, will feature the leaders of Labour, UKIP, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party.