Campaign countdown: 27 January

Summary

There are 100 days to go until the General Election on 7 May
David Cameron says Conservatives will cut benefits cap and use money saved to boost apprenticeships
Ed Miliband sets out Labour's 10 year plan for NHS including longer home visits from social care workers
David Cameron tells BBC Breakfast he will do TV debates if Northern Ireland parties are included....
...but he later tells BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine he wants them all held before the election campaign begins
Rolling coverage from the BBC's political team - beginning with Today and Breakfast through to Newsnight
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Live Reporting

Vanessa Barford, Adam Donald and Angela Harrison

Party campaignspublished at 06:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Norman Smith
BBC Assistant Political Editor
The Tories are going on about the economy, there is a big push from Labour on the NHS today - I can see this going on right up to polling day. We've seen that the NHS is the number one issue for voters, but it has not yet translated to a lift off for Labour, despite the NHS winter crisis - which suggests the strategy appeals to the traditional Labour vote, but doesn't reach out beyond that.
The morning paperspublished at 06:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Meanwhile the Daily Mirror, external reports a survey which suggests a third of voters haven't made up their minds about how to vote yet.
Image source, Mirror
The morning paperspublished at 06:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
A bit more on how the 100 days to go point is being marked in the papers. With David Cameron and Ed Miliband appearing face-to-face on its front page, the i asks "where are the parties, what are the hot issues?, external". It also carries a poll suggesting the Tories have taken the lead over Labour.
Image source, Independent
Chris Mason, BBC political correspondentpublished at 06:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
tweets:, external David Cameron is on @bbcbreakfast at 0710 and @BBCR4Today at 0810. Ed Miliband is on @bbc5live at 0750 and @bbcbreakfast at 0810.
Breakfast briefingpublished at 06:45 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
The two main parties "will be playing their hits today - what they think works with voters", BBC political correspondent Chris Mason tells BBC Breakfast. So Labour's focus is on the NHS and integrating social care. The Conservatives are talking about the economy and the benefits cap - they want to lower the cap and use the money to create more apprenticeships. The Lib Dems and UKIP are both focusing on what impact they might have in partnership with larger parties.
The morning paperspublished at 06:43 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
The Daily Telegraph, external has an interview with David Cameron in which the prime minister pledges to reduce the annual benefits cap to £23,000 as the first act of a new Conservative government - a theme that also features in the Daily Mail.
Image source, Telegraph
The morning paperspublished at 06:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Most of the papers mark the 100 days to go, with the Sun featuring the faces of readers on its front page and setting out its "Sunifesto" in a special edition, saying there are "100 days to save Britain".
Image source, Sun
The morning aheadpublished at 06:28 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Alex Hunt
Politics editor, BBC News Online
It's an early start for the party leaders with David Cameron and Ed Miliband both appearing on BBC Breakfast and BBC radio between 07:10 GMT and 08:30 GMT. Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems are also launching an election poster. The economy will take centre stage at 09:30 GMT when the GDP figures are out.
Good morningpublished at 06:22 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2015
Alex Hunt
Politics editor, BBC News Online
Hello and welcome to a fresh day's coverage of political developments ahead of the 7 May General Election - yes there's just 100 days to go now. You'll be able to listen or watch all the BBC's political output today on this page and we'll be bringing you all the best clips, quotes, analysis, reaction and breaking political news throughout the day. If you want to see what to expect, here's yesterday's campaign countdown.