The penultimate Saturday of the election campaign has been a busy one. Here's a brief recap of the main events of the day.

Labour say rents in the private sector will not go up by more than inflation for three years as part of a package of measures to boost "generation rent".

The Lib Dems say the party with the "greatest mandate" should be first to begin trying to form a government in the event of another hung Parliament.

The Conservatives launch their BME manifesto, saying they expect the first Asian or black prime minister to be a Conservative.

UKIP says business has "nothing to fear" from the UK leaving the EU.

David Cameron admits to "brain fade" over which football team he supports, resulting in a Twitter storm, His team Aston Villa lose 3-2 to Manchester City.

Beryl Shepherd, president of the Communication Workers' Union, is to launch an attack on Nigel Farage's UKIP, claiming it is anti-women, anti-diversity and anti the NHS.

She will tell the opening day of the CWU's annual conference in Bournemouth on Sunday: ''They are no friends of the trades union movement. It is a sobering moment when we hear UKIP supporters trying to endear themselves to the working class and that some people are persuaded by their rhetoric.

"They are not the party of the working class,'' she will say, branding the party as ''downright dangerous''.

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Vince Cable has indicated that he would like to take over from George Osborne as Chancellor in any future coalition in an interview in the Mail on Sunday.

Generally regarded as the most left-wing of Lib Dem Cabinet ministers in the coalition government, Mr Cable is regularly touted as a possible partner for Ed Miliband if the party went into coalition with Labour.

But the current Business Secretary was critical of Mr Miliband's "very poor judgment" and said he was ready to "stomach" another five years of co-operation with the Tories. But Mr Cable did not rule out a coalition with Labour, saying "I can envisage a scenario in which I would stomach working with the Tories if the situation required. You have to let your head rule your heart."

In the interview he left little doubt which position he has his eye on in any coalition government: "I'm up for having a substantial role. My prime interest is the economy. There are two economic departments in Whitehall and I've done one of them for five years. I'll leave you to do the maths."

A Tory council candidate has said she would never support “the Jew” in an apparent reference to Ed Miliband, the Jewish News is reporting., external

Gulzabeen Afsal, who is standing in Derby, made the remarks in a Facebook exchange yesterday, where she wrote: “Just can’t take Mr Ed Miiband seriously!! DC has what it takes to be the future PM.”

When another user suggested she should show some respect “for the future PM”, Afsal replied: “Nah bro! never ever will I drop that low and support the al yahud [Arabic for Jew] lol.”

A Conservative spokesman said: “Her comment was offensive and wrong. She has removed it and apologised.”

In response to Labour's plan for a real-terms cap on rent rises in the private sector, Conservative housing minister Brandon Lewis accused Ed Miliband of "re-launching a policy that descended into chaos when it was first announced".

Mr Lewis said: ''Rent controls never work - they force up rents and destroy investment in housing, leading to fewer homes to rent and poorer quality accommodation.

"Even Ed Miliband's own shadow housing minister admits they don't work. And an SNP-run Ed Miliband government will put our economy at risk, meaning fewer homes and higher rents.

''The only way to have affordable rents is to continue to build more homes. Thanks to our long-term economic plan, house-building is now at its highest level since 2007 and we will now go further by building 200,000 starter homes for first-time buyers and extending Right to Buy.''

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Carphone Warehouse chairman Sir Charles Dunstone, a former supporter of New Labour, has warned that an Ed Miliband administration propped up by the Scottish National Party could undermine the economy and hurt Britain's most deprived people.

Writing in the Mail on Sunday, he also defended his decision to sign a letter to the Daily Telegraph supporting Conservative policy.

Sir Charles said he backed Tony Blair in 2005 because the former Labour leader understood that a strong and growing economy was needed to pay for a fair and compassionate society.

But he said he was ''genuinely concerned'' that this view was not shared by the current Labour leadership, and feared that a Labour-SNP government would be ''anti-business, anti-aspiration and pro-spending money we haven't even earned yet''.

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The Conservatives have responded to Labour's plan for a real-terms cap on rent rises in the private sector.

Eric Pickles has tweeted, external, quoting the Swedish economist Assar Lindbeck: "Rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city except for bombing."

It being Saturday night, opinion polls commissioned by some of the Sunday newspapers are being released as the presses roll.

This time it's YouGov, for the Sunday Times, whose figures suggest Labour have a two-point lead over the Conservatives. These are the headlines:

Lab 34% (-1)

Con 32% (-1)

UKIP 14% (+1)

Lib Dem 9% (+1)

Green 6% (-)

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Labour has just announced plans to cap annual rental increases in the private sector for most tenants for three years if they win power.

Ed Miliband has said he would act immediately to curb "massive" rent hikes which have forced some people out of their homes.

Under Labour's plans, to be included in its first Queen's Speech, new tenants would be given the right to find out what their predecessors paid to help them negotiate the "best deal".

Mr Miliband is expected to flesh out the details of the plan when he appears on the Andrew Marr show on Sunday morning.

The announcement comes as the latest opinion poll from Survation for the Mail on Sunday has given the Conservatives a three point lead over Labour.

Police are investigating an alleged incident in South Thanet amid claims that a rosette was torn from a 46-year-old Labour activist canvassing in the Kent constituency.

It later emerged that a "Stand Up to Ukip" stall in the area had been subject to a similar attack later that day.

A video of the incident has been passed to the police.

The Kent seat is one of the most high-profile in the country, with UKIP leader Nigel Farage trying to get elected to Parliament for the first time but facing challenges from both the Conservatives and Labour.

The Conservatives have seen their lead over Labour squeezed to one point, according to the latest opinion poll from Opinium.

The Tories were down three points to 34% in the Opinium survey for The Observer, external , with Labour on 33% (up one), Ukip on 13% (unchanged), the Liberal Democrats on 9% (up one) and Greens on 6% (up one).

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David Cameron met with his Pakistani counterpart today after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif flew in to the UK to attend the Gallipoli centenary commemorations.

According to a statement by Number Ten, external the pair discussed the crisis in Yemen and bringing about a peaceful transition in Afghanistan.

A Number Ten spokesperson said:

"The leaders took the opportunity to discuss a number of regional issues, including situation in Yemen and Afghanistan.

"The leaders set out their support for finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Yemen and working with Saudi Arabia to help bring about this transition.

"Prime Minister Sharif also updated the Prime Minister on Pakistan's work with Afghanistan towards a peace process.

"The prime minister said that it was in Britain and the wider region's interest to see stability and a close working relationship between both countries."