Summary

  • David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg were back on the campaign trail following the leaders' Question Time

  • There has been a lot of focus on what their "red lines" would be in any coalition deal

  • Nigel Farage told Radio 4's Today that he could see UKIP providing votes to a Conservative/Lib Dem coalition

  • Party leaders in Wales have taken part in a live television debate

  • There are six days left until the general election

  1. Selfie hitchpublished at 17:39

    Nick Clegg's visit to Solihull College in the English Midlands ended with an unexpected hitch. A young man approached the Deputy Prime Minister for a selfie as he prepared to board his campaign bus and his trousers fell down, revealing his boxer shorts. Nick Clegg patted the teenager on the shoulder before moving on. It's not clear whether this was a wardrobe malfunction or a deliberate attempt to moon the Lib Dem leader.

  2. Greens 'would consider group marriage'published at 17:21

    Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has said she is open to discussing the possibility of legalising marriages between more than two people.

    Ms Bennett said she was "open to further discussion and consultation" during a question and answer session with Pink News, external readers.

    Natalie BennettImage source, Reuters
  3. Campaign food bankpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 1 May 2015

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  4. Fight of the campaignpublished at 17:09

    Sunday Politics presenter and political editor tweets

  5. UKIP candidate suspendedpublished at 17:04

    UKIP have suspended their prospective parliamentary candidate for West Lancashire. Jack Sen was accused of making anti-Semitic comments aimed at Labour candidate Luciana Berger.

    A full list of candidates for the constituency can be found here .

  6. Career or country or both?published at 16:56

    David Cameron has denied making a slip of the tongue when he said the election was career-defining as well as crucial for the country.

    "I meant both," he told ITV News.

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    "I was looking out at that big audience at Asda and for them it is career-defining ... It is not about me, it is about people's jobs in this country. That is what I was thinking about."

  7. Former MP found guiltypublished at 16:52

    Former Falkirk MP Eric Joyce has been found guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court of assaulting two teenage boys in a north London shop in October.

  8. Ballot papers re-printedpublished at 16:42

    Hull City Council has hand-delivered replacement postal ballot packs to people who had originally been sent ballot papers which did not have two candidates' names.

    The council says a mistake at the printing contractors had led to 484 electors being sent the faulty ballot papers, which were invalid.

    A list of all the candidates standing in the constituency - Hull East - can be found here.

    ballot paperImage source, bbc
  9. Cars vandalisedpublished at 16:25

    A bit more about the vandalism on cars belonging to the family of a Conservative candidate. Charlotte Leslie, bidding to hold Bristol North West, revealed the attack on Twitter. A white BMW was painted with "Tory scum", while Ms Leslie's blue Toyota Yaris and a red Volvo campaign car were also targeted.

    The candidate said:

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    Afraid I and my family been victim of apparently pre-meditated, politically targeted crime. I value my opponents. This sadly defaces democracy.

    The full list of candidates standing in the seat can be found here .

  10. Where is Robert today?published at 16:15 British Summer Time 1 May 2015

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  11. Suspended candidatepublished at 16:14

    A Labour parliamentary candidate who was yesterday convicted of fraud - and suspended by his party - has told the BBC that voters should still back him.

    Richard Garvie will still appear on the ballot paper in Wellingborough as the Labour candidate, although the party says he is no longer being endorsed as its candidate.

    He was convicted at Wellingborough Magistrates' Court after he paid for almost £900 of train tickets using a bank account he knew contained insufficient funds.

    Mr Garvie said he was "devastated" that he had let people down, but said Labour supporters should still back him, although he added that "questions would be asked" about whether he should take the seat if Labour won.

    A list of all the candidates in the constituency can be found here .

  12. Round-uppublished at 16:06

    As the early team on Election Live head home and the late team take over, here's a reminder of some of the main stories of the day:

    All the main parties are still reacting to what was said in the Question Time TV debates last night.

    Much of the focus has been on who would do a post-election deal with whom.

    Despite Ed Miliband's apparent ruling-out of any deals with the SNP, David Cameron is insisting the "threat" of a Labour/SNP government "remains the same".

    Labour has been attacking the Conservatives on welfare, with Mr Miliband saying it is "brutally clear" that they will cut child benefit and tax credits.

    The Tories are talking about the economy being safer with them. Mr Cameron vowed to narrow the "North-South divide" and has been brandishing "that note" left by Liam Byrne in 2010.

    Meanwhile, UKIP's Nigel Farage said he could support a deal with a Conservative and Lib Dem coalition.

    And Nick Clegg has said proper funding of the NHS is another "red line" issue for the Lib Dems in any future government, alongside increased spending on education.

    A Labour parliamentary candidate has been suspended after being convicted of fraud,

  13. 'Let's get it ... er... on'published at 15:46

    David Cameron and Nigel FarageImage source, Youtube

    We've found one. And it's got all the leaders in it. That took no time at all. For those of you looking for a political love in, you're welcome, external.

  14. Milifandom goes madpublished at 15:44

    Ed Miliband as supermanImage source, Youtube

    It's really hard to know where to start with this. All we can really say is watch the video (with the sound on, it's particularly important) seriously watch the video, external. It's... special.

    If anyone knows of similar videos for Messrs Cameron, Clegg or Farage or Mmes Sturgeon or Wood do get in touch.

  15. It's the careerpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 1 May 2015

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  16. Send us your viewspublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 1 May 2015

    Email: politics@bbc.co.uk

    Clive, Stockport:

    The Labour Party are in an impossible situation. Promise increased spending in their manifesto and it would have lost many seats in England. In Scotland not to promise an increase in spending means the SNP have gained massively in the polls. SNP have totally overplayed their hand by political naivety and have cost themselves any chance of influence in a Labour government. After the private note from Liam Byrne to David Laws, when Alex Salmond joked that he will be writing the Labour budget he should have known that any joke will be used by Tories to attack Labour.

  17. New probe in Tower Hamletspublished at 15:09

    Lutfur RahmanImage source, PA

    Police are investigating new allegations following last week's High Court electoral fraud judgement which forced Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman to step down. A detective superintendent is to oversee a review of the 200-page report published by the High Court last week.

    Five new allegations, which had not been previously reported to police, have been identified in that report and are being assessed, says Scotland Yard.

    The High Court ruling prevents Mr Rahman from standing in the mayoral election, which has to be re-run because he was found guilty of election fraud in May 2014.

    He denies any wrong-doing and says he will appeal and clear his name.

  18. Suspended candidates remain on ballot paperspublished at 14:59

    Andrew Neil
    Daily and Sunday Politics

    Ballot papers

    Ballot papers have been printed and are ready to be distributed to polling stations for Thursday's election and each has a full list of candidates standing and the party they represent. In a Daily Politics film from Surrey, Ellie Price looked at why these details can only be changed if a candidate dies, but not if their party no longer wants them to stand under its name. Watch the film

  19. Time for an MOT?published at 14:43 British Summer Time 1 May 2015

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