A quick reminder of the day's main election stories.

• Labour leader Ed Miliband promised to cap rent as part of a plan to stop tenants being "ripped off". In punchy exchanges with Mr Miliband on BBC's Andrew Marr show, the Conservative Boris Johnson called it a "disastrous policy"
• Conservative leader David Cameron insisted there was no "lack of drive" in his campaign as he set out what the Tories would do in their first 100 days in government.
• Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg revealed he wanted to remain leader "in all circumstances" after the election
• And Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said she would use the election to push for equal funding between Wales and Scotland

The debate hosted by the Asian Network closed with a discussion about the impact of putting "British values" high on the political agenda. The Liberal Democrat Zuffar Haq said: "People are now looking at us differently and thinking... are these [Muslim] people British? What are they?"

He concluded:

For the Conservatives, Priti Patel calls for a "sensible" and "sane" debate about immigration and border controls. She was challenged about the van the Home Office dispatched to six London boroughs carrying the message: "If you are here illegally, go home or face arrest." Asked if she felt the language was intemperate, she replied: "I think in hindsight - absolutely."

Labour's Shabana Mahood worries that some aspects of the immigration debate are "divisive" and seek to "scapegoat migrants".

She tells the BBC's Asian Network debate that her party leader Ed Miliband has "gone on a journey and had a long discussion with the British people" about immigration.

She also said it was legitimate to discuss concerns about wages in Britain being undercut.

"Sunny Jim" ran a government that relied on the support of Liberals and Scottish Nationalists. Polls suggest a similar fate could await his successor, or else that Mr Miliband will suffer the same fate - electoral defeat - as Mr Callaghan 36 years earlier.

The next subject for discussion at the BBC's Asian Network debate is the lack of elected representatives. The Green Party's deputy leader, Shahrar Ali, says he's astonished at the "lack of diversity" in parliament. He's also critical of his own party, calling the lack of black and Asian people in the party "shameful".

The election debate on BBC Asian Network starts with immigration. UKIP's Tariq Mahmood is facing questions from the audience. He says that all UKIP wants is to "manage immigration more effectively" and that it could be achieved with an Australian-style points system.

One member of the audience wonders aloud whether - faced with a points-based system - he would meet the requirements.

BBC Radio's Asian Network

Presenter Nihal hosts a BBC Asian Network debate from the University of Birmingham shortly, giving audience members from across England the chance to put questions to party representatives.

On the panel are Conservative Priti Patel, Labour's Shabana Mahmood, Zuffar Haq, from the Liberal Democrats, Shahrar Ali, of the Green Party, and UKIP's Tariq Mahmood.

You can watch via the live coverage tab above, from 20:05 BST.

The BBC's Editor of Political Research, David Cowling, says: "Our current preoccupation with what role the SNP might play in Westminster following the result on 7 May, and the questions of legitimacy we raise, seem to suggest we have not been down this path before."

But we have... Cowling points out that in the late 19th century, Irish Nationalist MPs held the balance of power in four hung parliaments, "propping up Conservative and Liberal minority governments when those parties had fewer votes and seats than their principal rival".

He says:

So, those parliamentary candidates taking part in the London Marathon. How did they get on?

Well, the official results confirm they all finished, with Welsh Conservative Alun Cairns first past the post.

Alun Cairns 03:38:25

Dan Jarvis 03:44:55

Edward Timpson 03:56:42

Graham Evans 05:28:30

Richard Drax 06:18:09

Whatever happens on 7 May, they're all winners today at least.

Recognise this bloke?

It's Labour leader Ed Miliband, of course, as seen by official election artist Adam Dant. He's travelling around the UK observing election-related activity in the run-up to polling day.

Here's another, capturing the scene as he made his latest speech in Islington.

Examples of Dant's work at a later stage can be seen on his website, external, while his completed artwork will join the Parliamentary Art Collection later in the year

Carole Walker
Political correspondent

Carole Walker, Conservative campaign correspondent, says the Prime Minister was "a bit more fired up" during his speech in Somerset this afternoon.

"There was a genuine sense of passion and commitment from David Cameron. We are told we are going to see a lot more of that between now and polling day."