Summary

  • 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

Live Reporting

Kristiina Cooper, Angela Harrison and Victoria Park

  1. 'Not giving up'

    Daily Politics
    Live on BBC Two

    The Labour party is not giving up in Scotland, says deputy Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale. She says her party's manifesto is radical and ambitious.

  2. Annual review

    Daily Politics
    Live on BBC Two

    Liz Truss says the Conservative plan to hold an annual review of Scottish devolution to ensure the rest of the UK did not "lose out" is not about changing Scottish policy. She says her party remains committed to the Barnett Formula.

  3. Gavin Hewitt, BBC correspondent

    @BBCGavinHewitt

    tweets :

    Tory source tells me the party is set to step up warnings of Labour/SNP alliance. Big hitters will be deployed to develop sense of crisis.

  4. 'Extremely worrying'

    Daily Politics
    Live on BBC Two

    Conservative minister Liz Truss says the possibility of a Labour-SNP coalition is "extremely worrying". It is right and responsible that her party points out the risk of moving away from the plan pursued by the coalition, she adds.

  5. 'Tough' situation

    Daily Politics
    Live on BBC Two

    Lib Dem Jeremy Browne says the situation in Scotland is looking "tough" for his party. He says he hopes the incumbent factor - where an MP is seeking re-election - will help his party come 7 May.

  6. Get involved

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    Ann, Sheffield:

    Nicola Sturgeon would be PM now if she dropped the breaking up of the UK.

  7. Conservatives

    @Conservatives

    tweets:

    The SNP would prop up a weak Ed Miliband & you'd pay for their demands. #VoteConservative to stop it. #SNPManifesto

  8. 'Key policy'

    Daily Politics
    Live on BBC Two

    I think people have difficulty understanding what the main parties stand for, says Lib Dem Jeremy Browne. But the SNP have a key policy which people understand, he adds.

  9. SNP manifesto

    The SNP's manifesto can be read online here

  10. Paul Waugh, Editor of PoliticsHome.com

    @paulwaugh

    tweets:

    Sturgeon: 'I will be in charge of any discussions' of SNP role at Westminster (ie not Robertson). Tories may exploit that, as she not UK MP.

  11. Harry Cole, Guido Fawkes journalist

    @MrHarryCole

    tweets :

    Credit where credit is due: which other party leader has done a bring it on presser like this, so far?

  12. #RegisterToVote trending on Twitter

    @brolly303 tweets:

    I wish the UK had a proportional voting system #RegisterToVote :(

    @teambeales tweets:

    Even Google knows voting is important. Do it - if only to validate your moaning for the next 5 years. #RegisterToVote

  13. Ann Treneman, Times political sketchwriter

    @anntreneman

    tweets :

    There is no question that Nicola Sturgeon is a class act...never rises to the bait. Dave and Ed will be watching with some fear

  14. Sinn Fein launch

    Gerry Adams

    The SNP aren't the only ones launching their manifesto today - Sinn Fein are too. They are seeking an extra £1.5 billion spending power for Northern Ireland in negotiations with an incoming British government. They say that equates to the amount of spending power Stormont power-sharing ministers have lost over the course of the last parliament. The party launched its manifesto in Dungannon, Co Tyrone.

  15. Get involved

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    David, Winchester:

    Labour seem to have captured the public mood & are appealing to voters beyond their normal reach, including dissatisfied Tories, whilst the Conservatives are falling behind with their negative & unpopular campaign. Many are tired of what has been viewed as a callous & damaging Tory led government & many Britons are hoping for a Labour SNP government.

  16. Allegra Stratton, BBC Newsnight political editor

    @BBCAllegra

    tweets :

    Very impressive SNP manifesto launch but I can't see its former leader here... Where are you Alex Salmond? #snplaunch

  17. BBC Have Your Say

    @BBC_HaveYourSay

    tweets:

    #GE2015 Time for the political parties to face the music? Tell us which election song past and present gets your vote. #

  18. #snpmanifesto

    Whether the rest of the UK is scared of Nicola Sturgeon or not, #snpmanifesto is currently the top trending hashtag on Twitter across the country.

  19. Strong leadership?

    Is Ed Miliband a strong politician, Nicola Sturgeon is asked in Edinburgh. She says the election is not about one politician being in the pocket of another - it's about coming together to deliver the change that voters want.

  20. 'What will Miliband sacrifice?'

    George OsborneGetty

    Visiting Crewe - a railway town - with George Osborne, above, David Cameron warned that investment in England would be put at risk by the SNP. "It doesn't take a genius to work out what the SNP will demand," he said. "That high-speed rail link? Only if you start it in Scotland. Those new trains? Cancel them. Those road upgrades? Forget it.

    "In case you think Ed Miliband is going to stand valiantly in the way of the SNP's plans - wrong. Judge him by what he's already done. He has already sacrificed the A27 and Taunton link road. And we know why - because he has no political interest in these areas.

    "So what next? What will he sacrifice here in Crewe to placate the SNP? Vital road upgrades to the M6 and M56? The University Technical College we plan to build here? Our £600 million plan for a Northern Hub to connect up our great Northern cities? ... Even High Speed 2 - which could secure Crewe's place as the gateway to the North - that could go."