Summary

  • The Conservatives promise another 50,000 apprenticeships paid for by £200 million from Libor fines

  • Labour announce a 10-point plan to reform the immigration system

  • Lib Dems demand a stability budget within 50 days of the next government being formed as a red line for any post-election negotiations

  • BBC2's Daily Politics hosts another election debate - this time on defence and security

  • One hundred young voters quiz politicians on the cost of living in the final Newsbeat election debate

  • There are nine days left until the general election

  1. Newsbeat debatepublished at 21:52 British Summer Time 28 April 2015

    Your tweets on housing and jobs

    Newsbeat

  2. Newsbeat debatepublished at 21.45

    Minimum wage

    Newsbeat

    Jenny Marra, Labour

    Jenny Marra, for Labour says: "Some apprenticeships in Scotland pay £2.73 an hour. It’s not good enough, that’s why the Labour Party is committed to increasing the minimum wage to £8.00 by 2020.”

  3. Tomorrow's paperspublished at 21:44

  4. Newsbeat debatepublished at 21:43 British Summer Time 28 April 2015

    Your tweets on housing and homelessness

    Newsbeat

  5. When will it all be over?published at 21:38

    Nick Robinson
    Political editor

    Downing Street

    Don't worry. Not long to go. The election that never seems to end will be over by next Friday… or maybe it won't.

    On the morning after the night before, you might imagine that you won't have to hear from that seemingly endless parade of political leaders anymore but, and I'm sorry to have to break this news to you, you may be wrong. Very wrong.

    If (and it is still an if) the opinion polls don't budge, as they have stubbornly refused to do not just for days or weeks but many, many months, the people may have spoken but no-one will quite know what it is that they have said. There will be no clear winner. No instant answer as to whether David Cameron stays in Number 10 or calls the removal men.

    So, what happens then?

    Read more from Nick.

  6. 'We need to build more homes'published at 21.35

    Newsbeat live in Edinburgh

    Newsbeat

    Danny Alexander, for the Lib Dems, says his party will push to "build 300,000 houses a year". He adds: "The point is that for decades we have not been building the number of houses we need."

    Danny Alexander
  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21.25

    Newsbeat debate in Edinburgh

    Newsbeat

    Tina Daheley
    Image caption,

    Newsbeat's Tina Daheley is ready for your questions

    Jobs, housing and the cost of living: Got a question about the issues we're debating tonight? Tweet your comments #Newsbeat

  8. Minority governmentspublished at 21.24

    Reality Check

    Houses of Parliament

    It's Friday 8 May, all the votes are counted and every constituency declared.

    The people have spoken, and delivered a resounding "not sure".

    Unlike last time round, the policies, personalities and Parliamentary arithmetic do not allow for formation of a coalition government.

    So what if a minority government is the only answer?

    Over to BBC Reality Check's William Wearmouth.

  9. 'Completely medieval'published at 21.20

    Newsbeat

    Humza Yousaf, SNP
    Image caption,

    Humza Yousaf, SNP

    On zero-hours jobs and the minimum wage, the SNP's Humza Yousaf says: "In the 21st century we have women doing the same job as men but being paid less for it. It's completely medieval."

  10. 'People should know they're safe'published at 21:23 British Summer Time 28 April 2015

    Newsbeat debate on jobs and housing

    Newsbeat

    Isabel,19, from South Wales: "These job aren’t giving people security. People should have a relationship with their employer and know that they’re safe for the future."

    Isabel from South Wales
  11. Newsbeat debatepublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 28 April 2015

    Your tweets on zero hours jobs

  12. Newsbeat debatepublished at 21:01

    Live in Edinburgh

  13. Newsbeat election debatepublished at 20:57

    Live from Edinburgh

    Newsbeat

    The last BBC Newsbeat debate is about to kick off in Edinburgh (2100 BST).

    More than 100 young voters will fire questions at five politicians: Jenny Marra of Labour, deputy leader of Labour in Scotland, Danny Alexander of the Liberal Democrats, Humza Yousaf of the SNP, Gavin Brown of the Conservatives and Jonathan Arnott of UKIP. The key themes are the cost of living, housing and the economy. Your hosts are Tina Daheley and Chris Smith.

    Watch live video and text updates right here, listen on Radio 1/1Xtra or watch on the BBC News Channel. If you want to ask a question or post a comment, use our hashtag - #Newsbeat - on Twitter.

    Newsbeat live in Edinburgh
  14. The view from Angleseypublished at 20.29

    In Wales, the polls indicate that Plaid Cymru's momentum is nowhere near as strong as the SNP's in Scotland. Labour's support in Wales looks strong, too. But there are some key battles between Labour and Plaid Cymru. Huw Edwards has been to Ynys Mon, Anglesey, one of the heartlands of Welsh-speaking Wales, to talk to the island's voters about their priorities.

    You can watch his film here.

    And a profile of the Ynys Mon constituency and a full list of candidates standing there is here .

  15. Brand chat 'will get more people engaged'published at 20.12

    Ed Miliband with Russell BrandImage source, Russell Brand/YouTube/PA

    Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has defended Ed Miliband's decision to do an interview with Russell Brand. He told Channel 4 News: "I think there are lots of people who watch his channel and Ed Miliband is going to do interviews with people left, right and centre all across the country...

    "The fact is, if Russell Brand wants to do an interview, and Ed Miliband goes and does it and people watch it, that's good, because it will get more people engaged in politics."

  16. NI leaders' debatepublished at 20.10

    There's another debate tonight too, in addition to the @bbcnewsbeat one. Representatives from the five major political parties in Northern Ireland are debating on UTV. Nigel Dodds of the DUP, Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness, the SDLP’s Mark Durkan, Danny Kennedy of the UUP and the Alliance Party’s Naomi Long are taking part in the one-hour programme, which starts at 8pm and is chaired by Marc Mallett. It's also being aired on ITV's national network, from 10.40pm.

  17. If voters choose not to choosepublished at 19:48

  18. Last Newsbeat debatepublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 28 April 2015

    Greg Dawson, Politics reporter for BBC Newsbeat, tweets

  19. Population growth clashpublished at 19:22

    There's been a lively-sounding debate about the UK's population in Margate, hosted by BBC Radio Kent. A Liberal Democrat candidate called for a conversation about how many people could live "on this island".

    The Tory, UKIP and Labour candidates said they understood him to mean limits on having children, describing his comments as chilling, astonishing and "barmy".

    He said he just wanted a debate about population growth.

    You can read more here.

    Debate in MargateImage source, bbc
  20. Greens oppose eCallpublished at 19:14

    Green MEP Jan Phillip AlbrechtImage source, bbc

    Meanwhile, over in the EU Parliament, MEPs have voted to get emergency call devices called eCall installed in all new cars, as of 31 March 2018. The aim is to reduce deaths in road accidents, but there are concerns about data privacy. The Greens have come out against.

    Green MEP Jan Phillip Albrecht explains why here.