Summary

  • Ed Miliband unveiled Labour plan to cut university tuition fees in England and Wales by £3,000 to £6,000

  • David Cameron and Nick Clegg announced further devolution of powers to Wales

  • Nigel Farage addressed UKIP's spring conference in Margate, Kent

  • Rolling political coverage included Today, the News Channel, Daily Politics and Any Questions

  • There are 69 days until the general election

  1. Recappublished at 23:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    Before we go here's a quick recap of the main political stories of the day:

    • Labour announced its promise to cut university tuition fees in England from £9,000 to £6,000 per year from autumn 2016. Ed Miliband says a Labour government would pay for the fee cut by reducing tax relief on pensions for those earning over £150,000 per year.

    • UKIP will back the Conservatives' deficit reduction strategy in the next Parliament but only if they "stick to their promises", Nigel Farage said ahead of his party's conference in Margate, Kent.

    • A new devolution package for Wales has removed "the last remaining barriers" to an income tax referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron said. Alongside Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Mr Cameron said the further powers were a "clearer, stronger, fairer" deal.

    That's it for today. We'll be back with all the political news, reaction and analysis on Sunday at 08:00 GMT. See you then, goodnight.

  2. Health and social care mergerpublished at 23:40 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    Hugh Pym
    Health editor

    The announcement about ground-breaking changes in health and social care in Greater Manchester was a "genuine surprise", Hugh Pym reports in his blog.

  3. Murphy to stand as MPpublished at 23:22 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has said he is the party's candidate for the East Renfrewshire constituency at the general election. He had faced calls to clarify his position over the Westminster seat.

  4. Compensation callpublished at 23:06 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    One interesting article which is being reported in tomorrow's Times, external is that MPs are calling for price comparison websites to compensate consumers who were misled into switching to deals that were not the cheapest on the market.

  5. Russian politician shotpublished at 22:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    BBC Newsnight
    BBC Two, 22:30

    The Newsnight programme also carries some international news about a leading Russian opposition politician, former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, who has been shot dead in Moscow. An unidentified attacker shot Mr Nemtsov four times in central Moscow, a source in the law enforcement bodies told Russia's Interfax news agency. Get the full story here.

  6. Times' front pagepublished at 22:50 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

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  7. Newsnightpublished at 22:40 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    BBC Newsnight
    BBC Two, 22:30

    For the political junkies out there who want yet more analysis Newsnight has just started on BBC2. The programme reveals that Mohammed Emwazi - who has supposedly been identified as an Islamic State extremist - had anger management therapy at secondary school.

  8. Daily Telegraphpublished at 22:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

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  9. 'Red line' in coalition talkspublished at 22:19 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    Carole Walker
    Political correspondent, BBC News

    Ed Miliband made that promise [to cut tuition fees in England's universities] and it's going to be a red line in any coalition negotiations. If he does not keep that promise, it's going to be a heavy political price.

  10. Guardian front pagepublished at 22:10 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

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  11. Saturday's 'i' front pagepublished at 21:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

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  12. Students on feespublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    Many students are welcoming Labour's proposal to cut tuition fees at England's universities - but many are calling for more help with living costs. The BBC spoke to students at Leeds University.

  13. Daily Express front pagepublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

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  14. Martine Croxall - BBC news presenterpublished at 21:39 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    Tweets, external: #BBCPapers with @carolinefdaniel of the FT & broadcaster Anna Raeburn at 10.30pm & 11.30pm

  15. Morning Star's front pagepublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

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  16. Tomorrow's Independentpublished at 21:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

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  17. Tomorrow's Daily Mail front pagepublished at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

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  18. Slow hand clappublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    BBC Radio 4

    Some of the Any Questions audience drown out UKIP's MEP for Scotland David Coburn with a slow hand clap after he complains: "How would you know how many houses we need if you don't know how many people are coming in to the country?"

    The MEP clamps down on Ed Davey for using the phrase "zero carbon", saying "zero carbon houses is a middle class obsession"

    There is some booing and he complains that the audience are very Green.

  19. Hung parliament dealspublished at 20:40 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    BBC Radio 4

    On the question whether parties would form a coalition in the event of a hung parliament, Green Party leader Natalie Bennett said: "We would not in any way at all prop up a Tory government. And we are not looking towards Labour or some other Labour-led grouping." She said she would prefer to support a minority government on a "vote by vote basis". "You don't get the ministerial cars but you get to keep your principles," she adds.

    Lib Dem Ed Davey says his party would speak to whichever is the largest party about forming a coalition and that the only party he would not go in to coalition with was UKIP.

  20. Bennett on migrationpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2015

    BBC Radio 4

    Leader of the Green Party Natalie Bennett speaks through the shouting voices of other panellists to remind the audience that the net migration figures also include international students the "majority of which go home after they have finished their course". She admits on the subject of migration the UK needs a "controlled" system.