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The first question to Ed Miliband on Radio 1's Newsbeat is about Scotland.

He says the SNP's priority is independence "while we put social justice first - the NHS...raising minimum wage, banning zero hours contracts".

To a questioner who says Labour has not done enough in Scotland, he says: "You are definitely right - we have a big challenge."

But he insists:

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Ed Miliband has been asked on BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat about his record on raising the issue of Libya at Prime Minister's Questions. This follows his claims that David Cameron and other leaders had failedto plan properly for Libya's future after airstrikes.

In a question and answer session in Radio 1's Live Lounge, the Labour leader was asked why he hadn't raised it with David Cameron in the Commons for four years.

You can listen to or watch the session from 1730.

Malcolm Walker, the boss of Wales' largest company - Iceland - has backed the Conservatives - but says many of his staff and customers will disagree.

Labour has suspended one of its general election candidates in Scotland after he appeared in court accused of driving offences. Sumon Hoque, 32, was standing in Banff and Buchan. He appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court today, where he denied five breaches of the Road Traffic Act, including driving without a licence and being over the legal drink-driving limit. You can find a full list of candidates standing in the constituency here .

A Scottish Labour spokesman said:

Ed Miliband has reportedly become a pin-up with teenage girls - the Poldark of politics! And with many apologies to the BBC1 drama coming to a close this week, BBC1's This Week turned to its own Ross and Demelza - Kevin Maguire and Miranda Green - for a round up of the campaign week, known as Poll-Dark. Watch the film.

Former Conservative deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine could have a role in an Ed Miliband government, Chuka Umunna has said.

A source close to the shadow business secretary said Labour would “love to look at” how the Tory grandee could carry on in his advisory role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

In an interview with The Guardian, external, Mr Umunna said: “There is no denying it, a lot of people in the Labour movement are quite inspired by what he’s done in rejuvenating cities and regions.”

And he added: “Just because he is a Tory should not stand in the way of us working with him in the future, and I very much hope to do that.”

Labour said there was no formal announcement planned and it had had no confirmation from Lord Heseltine that he would agree to work under Ed Miliband.

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Nick Clegg, campaigning in his Sheffield Hallam constituency, describes Ed Miliband's comments on Libya as "sanctimonious".

"Of course we should have a debate, but a grown-up and balanced debate about when countries intervene in other places - how do we make sure that the peace is properly planned for?" he says.

"But I have to say, it is quite difficult to take a sanctimonious message from Ed Miliband, given that he is part of a party that took us into an illegal invasion in Iraq in the first place with no post-conflict planning."

The Lib Dem leader also took a swipe at the Conservatives, saying the launch of the Tory "English manifesto" confirmed that Mr Cameron's party was no longer set on representing the whole of the UK.

Ed Miliband was the most frequently reported politician in the election campaign over the past week, according to analysis of TV bulletins and national newspapers by Loughborough University.

Academics say the Labour leader accounted for 33% of the coverage between 16 and 22 April, overtaking David Cameron for the first time in the election campaign.

The prime minister featured in 29% of the coverage, followed by SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon with 24%.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage came fourth with 16% and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was fifth on 15%.

As the early team heads home, the late team are taking over. If you've not kept your eye on election news today, here's a brief round-up:

Ed Miliband said a lack of planning by the government had contributed to the current migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. David Cameron called the remarks "ill-judged".

Proposals for " English votes for English laws " would be in place for the first Budget of a Conservative government, Mr Cameron has said.

The Lib Dems say there is " a lot of concern " in the financial markets about a minority government.

Police are investigating comments made by Northern Ireland Health Minister Jim Wells after he linked child abuse and gay relationships. He's apologised.

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The Socialist Labour Party traces its roots back to the 1984-5 Miner's Strike and what it believes is the movement of solidarity that it inspired. The Scottish Socialist Party believes in an independent, socialist Scotland and was one of three parties in the Yes campaign for an independent Scotland.

Ken Capstick from the Socialist Labour Party and Colin Fox from the Scottish Socialist Party spoke to Andrew Neil about their push for votes. Watch the interviews.

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The Daily Politics is touring the UK talking to voters at 18 locations and asking for their views on the general election - and Friday's stop was in Oxford. Reporter Giles Dilnot spoke to Karen Draisay, Lucia Giles and James Edwards in Oxford Yarn Store about what political parties they could vote on 7 May. Watch the film

The Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) has published its manifesto . It's calling for the immediate introduction of a minimum wage of £10 an hour and an end to zero-hours contracts.

The party, which was co-founded by the late RMT union leader Bob Crow, is fielding 135 candidates across the UK, including 10 in Scotland. It's calling for the abolition of "anti-union laws".

The Conservative Friends of India have released a Hindi song especially composed for the General Election 2015, external.

It is designed to "encourage 1.6 million British Indians to support David Cameron and let him finish the job of turning around the British economy".

And everyone agrees, it's impossible to get the chorus out of your head, external...

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wgc comments on this story: The issue with this speech is that Miliband has had nothing interesting, substantive or helpful to say on foreign affairs and now criticises a complex situation in Libya, which involves European leaders and the US not just Cameron.

There is an increasing air of smugness and intellectual superiority on the part of Ed which is unjustified and off putting.

Letthemeatcake says:

This problem is down to western governments trying to sort out other countries and making a bad situation worse. They are OK at going in but utterly useless at regime change. They never have an end game that turns out right. It's been the same for over 100 years, and it's going backwards. This isn't an immigration problem - it's far, far bigger!

Every Friday there's a market in Ramsgate town centre. As well as flowers, pastries and household goods you can pick up a few political views.

Pro and anti-UKIP campaigners frequently set up stall on opposite sides of the street to try and win over Thanet residents.

Today there was a little more excitement than usual when the UKIP leader himself made an appearance.

As Nigel Farage strode trough the town centre he was met by a group of vocal protestors, shouting at him to "get out of Thanet".

His security and staff formed a ring around him as he shook hands with supporters and tried to ignore the heckling and placards.

It was a brief, lively and loud affair before he was ushered into his car and left. UKIP knew such a public walk about in the centre of a crucial seat was high-risk, but one they thought worth taking to prove Mr Farage's credentials as head of the so-called 'People's Army'.