Ed Balls says the plan is "not only fair to students, fair to young people, and fair to taxpayers", but is "also an example of Labour assuming fiscal responsibility in the national interest". The proposal would strengthen the public finances, he says, as opposed to plans from opposing parties which would weaken the UK's bank balance.

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls is now speaking, fleshing out more of the details. He says Labour's plans are "fully costed and fully funded", and that Labour are not making a promise they can't keep. The plans will reduce the UK's debt by £40bn by 2030, he claims.

Mr Miliband says he will pay for the cut in tuition fees by reducing the tax relief on pension contributions for the highest-earners. Those earning more than £150,000 a year will get the same relief as basic-rate taxpayers in future, rather than the 45% they enjoy at the moment.

Ed Miliband says part of Labour's goal is "to make it easier for students of all backgrounds" to attend university - and to that end, students from families with an income of less than £42,000 will receive an extra £400 in their maintenance grant every year.

Ed Miliband promises that a Labour government will cut tuition fees by a third, from £9000 to £6000 from September 2016. He says "we will not make the young pay the price of hard times" - and vows to "restore the promise of Britain".

Ed Miliband says the current tuition fees system is leading to "more debt for students and more debt for the taxpayer", with an estimated £16bn more than predicted to be added to the public debt by 2020. He says that "if left unchanged, the whole system will have added £281bn of debt by 2030". The Labour leader says "the scourge of debt from tuition fees is not only holding back our young people, it is a burden on our country".

Ed Miliband says all young people have heard from the government in the last few years is "blame, denial, and broken promises". He says no-one in his generation - which is also Nick Clegg's and David Cameron's - had to start life after university with more than an average of £44,000 in debt.

Ed Miliband has taken to the stage in Leeds to talk about his party's policies on tuition fees going into the general election. He was introduced by the recently-elected president of Leicester University Students Union, who says this government has betrayed her generation.

The first minister adds: "The move towards a funding floor is an important step forward and we have been pushing for this for some time. But we cannot be confident that funding for Wales has been put on a fair and sustainable footing until the detail is agreed at the next spending review. This is disappointing and should also be seen in the context of an unprecedented £1.5bn cut to the Welsh budget in this term. We will now consider the details of the proposals ahead of a full response to the National Assembly for Wales on Tuesday."

Responding to the the government's announcement today, First Minister Carwyn Jones - a Labour politician - said: "The proposals only go some of the way to matching Labour's devolution offer already set out by Ed Miliband, but they fall short in crucial areas - such as on policing." He claims "Wales is still not being treated with the same respect as that being afforded to Scotland and this continuing imbalanced approach is damaging to the UK".

tweets, external: No 10 was asked if Cameron would be sorry to see "a bullet between Emwazi's eyes": "The PM wants to see the murderers brought to justice."

Mark Reckless tells the BBC's Vicki Young that Nigel Farage will be speaking to a "very full room" at the UKIP spring conference today. Less than 24 hours ago, the UKIP leader was listened to by a rather threadbare audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the US state of Maryland.

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UKIP activists are taking a quick coffee break in Margate - and are being encouraged to visit the stalls in the Winter Gardens venue, where fruitcake is among the items available for purchase.

The CBI has said a referendum must be held before powers over income tax are devolved to the Welsh Assembly. Reacting to the government's proposals, the business group says any transfer of powers must be done in a "careful, considered and transparent manner". "For the Welsh economy to prosper there has to be a renewed commitment from all politicians to deliver a devolution dividend not a devolution risk premium," said Chris Sutton, chair of CBI Wales.

Do Dave and Nick still like each other nearly five years on from those chummy scenes in the Downing Street rose garden at the birth of the coalition? That was the question to the pair as they staged what might well be their final public appearance together in Cardiff. Well, as our picture below shows, they can still enjoy a laugh together. Mr Cameron said they had had their differences and arguments but had worked together to deliver "bold and brave" policies. Mr Clegg was equally diplomatic, saying they had proved coalitions can work and a "novel way of governing has done exceptional things in exceptional circumstances". They would save the gripes about each other's personalities for the election campaign, joked Mr Cameron.

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The prime minister says he will not discuss specific threats to the UK, but insists it is his "number one priority" that "when there are people anywhere in the world who commit appalling and heinous crimes against British citizens, we will do every we can with the police, with the security services, with all we have at our disposal to find these people and put them out of action".

David Cameron has reacted to the naming of the man previously known only as 'Jihadi John' as Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born Briton from west London. He says he thinks it is important for the public to "get behind" the security services, adding that "even in the last few months their dedication and work has saved us from plots on the streets of the United Kingdom that could have done immense damage".

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A Nazi-themed troupe of dancers and a World War Two tank gate crashed the start of UKIP's spring conference in Margate earlier. The seven-strong group were promoting a production of the Mel Brooks musical The Producers, which opens in Bromley, in South London, next month.

David Cameron says he is a "double-yes man": he thinks Wales does need a referendum on whether or not it should set its own income tax - and if it happens he will be advising people in Wales to vote in favour of having such powers. Nick Clegg says there is a consensus across government - and the coalition parties - that there are no reasons not to hold such a referendum.

David Cameron says "both of Wales's governments can do all they can within their powers to make Wales prosper for decades to come", describing the settlement announced today as "devolution with a purpose". Nick Clegg says it is "truly a deal worth celebrating", taking Wales "another step towards home rule for Wales and a stronger, fairer Britain". For the detail on what the government has announced today, have a look at the main BBC News story here.