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What would Labour do to create more school places that are under local authority control rather than free schools? Ms Cooper says the coalition government has provided "a quite significant budget" for free schools but that has led to increased class sizes.

She says Labour would scrap the free schools budget and give the money to local authorities.

"It is really important that as parents you know that your child will have a place at school whatever age they are," Ms Cooper says.

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Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has joined Radio 4 for Election Call. She is asked about the European Union and why Labour isn't promising to hold a referendum on Britain's memberships of the EU.

Mr Cooper says Labour sees the economy as the main priority and a referendum that would ultimately create uncertainty and insecurity for business would harm an economy that is still quite fragile. She says Labour will hold a referendum if substantive treaty changes are proposed.

Martin Bristow:

Think young people don't care about politics? Think again.

The British Youth Council and League of Young Voters , external have released the results of an opinion poll conducted by YouGov, which predicts a surge in votes from 18-24 year-olds in this election.

The BYC says the data indicates voter registrations may have jumped by as much as 80% amongst those aged 18-24. This compares with 44% five years ago. As much as 60% of those polled said they were certain to vote in the election that's up from 44% turnout in 2010.

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Officials at the Department for Work and Pension have struggled for months with how to cut £12bn from welfare spending should the Tories win the election.

BBC News has learned that one option they'll present to any incoming Conservative ministers is to scrap child benefit for all but the poorest families.

The change would see only those people receiving Universal Credit get child benefit, protecting the poorest third of families.

But two-thirds of families who currently get the benefit - households whose earnings were about £40,000 or more - would completely lose the benefit.

Officials calculate the change would save about £4bn per year.

The difficulties of saving £12bn have been exacerbated by low inflation.

The major detail given by the Tories - to freeze working age benefit levels for two years - was predicted to save £3bn when announced by the chancellor last September.

However a recent calculation by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that low inflation has reduced that saving to nearer £1bn.

Donations to political parties made during the third week of the election campaign have been announced.

Labour once again took the most donations at £1,530,000. The Conservatives took in twice as much as they did the week before - with £1,083,479.

And UKIP received £1,500,000 - with £1m from Northern & Shell Media Group and £500,000 from Growth Financial Services.

Labour received £20,000 from comedian Eddie Izzard, who has been out on the campaign trail, and £10,000 from Lord Owen, former leader of the Social Democratic Party.

By law, political parties must submit weekly donation and loan reports to the Electoral Commission if they are standing candidates in the UK parliamentary election and they have received any donations or loans over £7,500.

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Joel Budd, Britain editor of the Economist, and Stephen Bush of the New Statesman are debating the Sun's differing political endorsements in its English and Scottish editions.

Mr Bush says political endorsements contribute to the "mood" of the election. Mr Budd says it is "debatable" how much influence endorsements have.

Christian Hollingsworth:

A Liberal Democrat source tells the BBC the document which outlined proposals to cut child benefit payments was commissioned directly by Prime Minister David Cameron and provided by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith.