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At the Evening Standard, Vicky Pryce says, external that despite noise from all parties on many different issues, the economy is the one towering concern of voters: "As the main parties wheel out endless pledges to the electorate, there's one issue that overshadows all others."

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At PoliticsHome.com, former Lib Dem President - and current MP - Tim Farron explains, external "how the UK now needs strong climate change policy to enable strong foreign policy".

Chris Mason
Political correspondent, BBC News

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Earlier, David Cameron announced a future Tory government would help 500 of the UK's fastest-growing companies to expand, by guaranteeing business loans. The Help to Grow scheme he said would see the government use its balance sheet to underwrite private loans or co-invest. But responding to the idea, Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said: "This is yet another announcement from a prime minister who has failed to get the banks lending to our small businesses. Government scheme after government scheme, from Project Merlin to Funding for Lending, has failed. And net lending to small and medium sized businesses fell by £1 billion in the last quarter."

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William Hague has had a busy and varied day. This morning he spoke to an gathering of business people at the British Chambers of Commerce annual conference. This evening he appeared before a somewhat different audience, opening a new Women, Peace and Security Centre at the London School of Economics (LSE). Mr Hague, who is helping lead the global fight against rape as a weapon of war, told those present - including UN envoy Angelina Jolie - that the "empowerment of women is the great strategic prize of the 21st Century".

Clive Myrie
BBC News

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We can bring you news of a rather unusual exchange in the House of Commons this evening. During a debate on council funding, German-born Labour MP Gisela Stuart has challenged Conservative MPs to a cow-milking contest to prove who is the "more rural creature". Although she represents a constituency in central Birmingham, Ms Stuart points out she grew up on a farm in Bavaria and "nobody needs to tell me what the countryside looks like". Conservative MP Geoffrey Cox, who represents a seat in Devon, signals that he would be willing to lock horns and take up the challenge.

Channel 4

The Conservative parliamentary candidate in the constituency of Boston and Skegness rejects suggestions he is being short-changed when it comes to support and resources from Conservative Central Office. Matt Warman tells Channel 4 News' Michael Crick he has got "everything he has asked for". He was speaking after the party appeared to inadvertently publish a list of "non-target" seats - including his own - on its website. Mr Warman, a journalist at the Daily Telegraph, plays this down, saying whether a seat is a target or not is "irrelevant".

Remember to join Michael Cockerell tonight for another trip 'Inside the Commons' at 21:00 GMT on BBC Two. You can also catch last week's episode on BBC iPlayer.

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Accompanying Boris Johnson on his trade trip to the US is former universities and science minister David Willetts. Here the two men share a joke during their train journey from Boston to New York.

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Boris Johnson has been defending the number of foreign trips he has been taking recently to promote London abroad. Speaking in New York during a six-day trip to the US, the Mayor of London said the capital must never become "complacent" and it was vital that he continued to "keep banging the message home" about what it had to offer. In that spirit, Mr Johnson will later be attending a "glitzy" dinner organised by the British Fashion Council.

tweets, external: .@sajidjavid vs @ChukaUmunna got a bit feisty on @Channel4News. A glimpse into the future?

Channel 4

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Responding for the Conservatives on Channel 4 News, Culture Secretary Sajid Javid says he understands "there's already been prosecutions because of this information" about HSBC and "we have to make sure that continues".

Channel 4

On Channel 4 News, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna says the revelations about HSBC in the last 48 hours are "not good for anyone frankly", as they undermine the confidence in British business practices held by the British public, and international observers.

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Clive Efford MP, Labour's shadow minister for sport, has been commenting on the Premier League's announcement of a record £5.1bn TV rights deal. "Labour has consistently demanded that not all of this money should stay at the top of the game in the form of ever-more-inflated salaries for Premier League footballers and their agents," he says. "The grassroots of the game must benefit from this bonanza through a boost in participation and improved facilities."

Read the BBC's full coverage of the deal here.

tweets, external: .@AmnestyUK on Raif Badawi: we still need the UK gov to do more....but Charles' diplomatic intercession could help secure this man's freedom

New Statesman

At the New Statesman, the comedian Adam Hills review's Nick Clegg's appearance on Channel 4's comedy show, external The Last Leg. And the verdict? "Nick Clegg did well. Really well. I mean, really, really well."

A former crime-fighting chief has been announced as the next chief inspector of borders and immigration. David Bolt, who was director of intelligence at the now-defunct Serious Organised Crime Agency (now the National Crime Agency), replaces John Vine who stepped down in December. The Home Office said Mr Bolt, who is chief executive of the International Federation of Spirits Producers, will take up the role "as soon as possible". Read the full story here.

tweets, external: Harriet election battle bus hits the road.

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tweets, external: I lurve pink. Had pink wedding (well, pink bridesmaids). Favourite shoes pink. But come on, Labour, a pink bus to show it's full of women?!

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tweets, external: presumably the bus is going to drive to places where women are 'found'. Like hair salons, shopping centres, make up stalls, you know.

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tweets, external: And then the Labour MPs can talk about what women think about foreign policy because we're all the same.