Summary

  • David Cameron outlined Lloyds share sale plan and warned against SNP influence in UK government

  • Nicola Sturgeon ruled out any deal with the Conservatives during her Andrew Marr Show appearance

  • Lib Dem Vince Cable said it would be difficult to work with either Labour or the Conservatives, but they would

  • Labour focused on the NHS, saying the Conservatives would cut the number of nurses in England

  • There are 18 days left until the general election

  1. 'Don't interrupt'published at 09:42

    Andrew Marr
    The Andrew Marr Show

    David Cameron

    "Andrew, you didn't interrupt your other guests in this way," David Cameron says with a wry smile. He says Ed Miliband needs to rule out any sort of arrangement with the SNP because "it is a very frightening prospect for the rest of the country".

  2. 'No talk of coalition'published at 09:41 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Andrew Marr
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    David Cameron

    Will you do a deal with UKIP? David Cameron says he's not planning any deals and UKIP "will be lucky to get one seat" anyway. "I'm not going to talk about anything other than winning an overall majority." He says there's a fundamental difference about him demanding answers from Labour on the SNP because the SNP want to come to Westminster while aiming to break up the UK.

  3. Pic: David Cameron and Andrew Marrpublished at 09:40

    David Cameron
  4. 'Frightening'published at 09:37

    Andrew Marr
    The Andrew Marr Show

    Labour is facing wipe-out in Scotland, says David Cameron. He says Nicola Sturgeon's involvement in a Westminster government would be "frightening" - MPs for Scotland would be voting on issues "they don't care about" because they only affect England or England and Wales.

  5. PM on Marrpublished at 09:36

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    David Cameron

    Right David Cameron in the hot seat. Is it right your private pollsters are telling you it's looking like it will be very hard to win a majority? "No," says the prime minister.

  6. Alberto Nardelli, Guardian journalistpublished at 09:35

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    Sturgeon is the only party leader who talks about how a minority gov would actually need to work under fixed-term parliament act. #marr

  7. 'No deal with Cameron'published at 09:33

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    Nicola Sturgeon

    If David Cameron guaranteed you another independence referendum in the next parliament, would you do a deal with him," Andrew Marr asks. Nicola Sturgeon's answer is as categorical a no as you're likely to hear from a politician. "I will not do a deal with David Cameron under any circumstances," she says firmly.

  8. 'Positive influence'published at 09:31

    Nicola Sturgeon
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    I've got to persuade and convince people that the SNP at Westminster would not be any kind of destructive force."

    Nicola Sturgeon, SNP leader

  9. Hung parliamentpublished at 09:29

    Andrew Marr
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    Nicola Sturgeon

    "I haven't had this conversation with Ed Miliband and won't", says Ms Sturgeon - that conversation being the one about how the two of them could work together "to lock David Cameron out of Downing Street". She says she would lead any negotiations post-7 May, not Angus Robertson, the SNP's leader at Westminster.

  10. Allegra Stratton, BBC Newsnight political editorpublished at 09:28

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    Much better answer today from @NicolaSturgeon #MarrShow on why she can't rule out a 2nd ref than one she gave in 1st Scottish TV debate

  11. Fiscal autonomypublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Andrew Marr
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    Andrew Marr and Nicola Sturgeon

    Now on the question of full fiscal autonomy for Scotland, something the SNP wants. She says there would be "a phased transition" to any such move and it would only be by getting more powers that Scotland could grow its economy enough to stand alone.

  12. Sturgeon on Milibandpublished at 09:27

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    What if Ed Miliband demanded you didn't put a requirement for another referendum in your 2016 Scottish Parliament manifesto? She repeats her line: "I'm not planning for a referendum." She says the direction of travel is towards independence, but there has to be "a substantive change in circumstances" and the people would have to vote for it

  13. Referendum questionpublished at 09:26

    Andrew Marr
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    Nicola Strugeon

    Now on to SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon. She's asked if she can rule out another referendum on Scottish independence. She says it's not up to her to do that - if there was ever to be another one, Scottish voters would have to decide it - but says she's "not planning a referendum".

  14. 'No risk' of Clegg losspublished at 09:23

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    The Andrew Marr Show

    "It's very clear Nick Clegg is going to get back," says Mr Cable, asked about the risk his leader could lose his Sheffield Hallam seat.

  15. 'What the public want'published at 09:23

    Andrew Marr
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    "I don't have personal preferences," says Vince Cable when he's asked who he'd rather work with. "We have to respect what the public want."

  16. 'Common ground'published at 09:22

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    It would be difficult to work with either Labour or the Conservatives but our mindset is we're willing to work with other parties in the national interest. We've shown we can do that... We will be able to find some common ground with Labour or the Conservatives depending on who the public vote for."

    Vince Cable, Lib Dem

  17. A plague on both housespublished at 09:20

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    The Andrew Marr Show

    "It's potentially horrendous," says Vince Cable of Conservative plans for further spending cuts. But he says his party is "equally critical of Labour" and their failure to say how they'd bring the deficit down.

  18. 'Hate his guts'published at 09:19

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    Vince Cable says David Cameron would need the Lib Dems for "stability" and "competence" because otherwise his options for support are UKIP and 30 to 40 of his own Tory backbenchers "who hate his guts".

  19. Pic: Vince Cable is first uppublished at 09:18

    Vince Cable
  20. Postpublished at 09:18

    Andrew Marr
    The Andrew Marr Show

    Now up on Andrew Marr, the first big guest, Business Secretary Vince Cable. He's asked about the Rose Garden moment in 2010 with Nick Clegg and David Cameron. Mr Cable refuses to agree that the "tone was wrong" and insists he's proud of the Lib Dems' record in coalition.