The Scottish National Party launches its manifesto
A future Conservative government would conduct an annual review of Scottish devolution to ensure the rest of the UK does not "lose out"
Labour has begun a week of campaigning on the NHS
The deadline to register to vote in the general election is midnight
Sinn Fein is to seek an extra £1.5bn for Northern Ireland in any post-election negotiations
There are 17 days left until the general election
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By voting SNP in large numbers, the Scottish electorate are saying they want a larger voice and bigger role in UK politics in Westminster to achieve many of their aims. If this is achieved the demand for independence will disappear. i.e don't b too effective Alex and Nicola.
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The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson, in his latest blog, looks at the power of the woman who isn't even running.
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UKIP's Roger Helmer says he does not believe the changes in climate are substantially caused by human activity. There has been no further global warming for 18 years, he adds. The BBC's Roger Harrabin describes him as "a climate contrarian" - a new term on us.
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Are we going to hit our 15% renewable energy target by 2020, asks Andrew Neil. The Greens' Andrew Cooper thinks not. "Thank goodness for that," weighs in UKIP's Roger Helmer.
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UKIP's Roger Helmer - pictured below right - contends that carbon emissions are going up, something contested by other members of the panel. Conservative Matt Hancock criticises Labour's plan to "decarbonise the electricity sector", which he says would drive up bills. Ms Flint says he is wrong, and some tetchy exchanges between the two ensue.
BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin says Labour's manifesto looks like it would take 100% of carbon out of electricity sector by 2020 which is "completely unachievable".
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Beginning with climate change, Conservative Energy Minister Matt Hancock praises the government's record on tackling carbon emissions. He also says that more than 90% of the solar power installed in Britain has happened under the government.
Lib Dem Energy Secretary Ed Davey says his party has had to "fight every day" with its coalition partners for renewable energy, accusing the Tories of taking an "inconsistent approach". Caroline Flint, Labour's shadow energy secretary, jumps in with an attack on the approach taken by the coalition, which she says has "undermined our credibility".
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The five-strong panel begin by each making a statement setting out their party's energy and climate change policies - followed by a question from presenter Andrew Neil.
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Why risk our economic recovery now? We are only starting to get back to our feet from a Labour disaster. The last thing we need is some cobbled together government led by Miliband mothered by the SNPs - that is a scary prospect!
Andrew Neil
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Getting ready for the first Daily Politics election debate as editor Robbie Gibb draws the balls with Labour’s Caroline Flint, Green Andrew Cooper, UKIP's Roger Helmer. Lib Dem Edward Davey and Conservative Matt Hancock.
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Over on BBC 2 now, Andrew Neil and the BBC's environment analyst Roger Harrabin are joined by leading politicians to debate climate change, energy prices and the countryside, in the first of a series of special election debates. Stay tuned for live updates.
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Quote MessageIs Labour going to start to form a coalition or to negotiate our Budget or our tax rates or the defence of our country with a party which seeks to break up the United Kingdom? The answer is unequivocally no."
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With polls suggesting a hung parliament - and potentially heavy Labour losses to the SNP - it's inevitable that when Ed Miliband visits Scotland, he will face questions about any deal he might strike with Nicola Sturgeon's party to keep the Conservatives out of power at Westminster.
He has for some time ruled out a formal coalition. So has she.
So speculation has moved on to whether they could reach an informal arrangement - "confidence and supply" - where the SNP would guarantee a Labour Budget in return for concessions.
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Quote MessagePopulus online poll LAB 34% CON 32% LDEM 9% UKIP 15% GRNS 4%"