Sadiq Khan, the shadow justice minister, has been speaking about his party's plans for legal reform if they win the election. He says Labour intends to repeal restrictions on judicial review and make it easer to challenge government decisions. But he admits the party cannot reverse cuts to legal aid. More here, external.

tweets:, external Where are properties that would be hit by the #mansiontax? Estate agents @knightfrank have done some work:

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Could David Cameron stay as Tory leader if the Conservatives fail to win a majority at the election? According to the Daily Mail, Conservatives are drawing up plans to protect Mr Cameron's position as long as Labour do not secure a decisive victory. George Osborne and Michael Gove are the figures the newspaper says will look to form a "protective ring" around Mr Cameron. Read the report here, external.

tweets:, external So... Housing policy. A graveyard for both main parties in recent years, despite all manner of policy wheezes...

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Henry Gregg, from the National Housing Federation, has been speaking about plans to build new starter homes. He said his body welcomes that the Conservatives are recognising "the scale of the housing crisis", but he was concerned money could be taken away from affordable rent budgets. He added: "What we need is more money for homes than are being built for renters, but also homes that are being built for first-time buyers."

tweets:, external Quite a clever way to get MPs' attention pre budget from @droptheduty to send a whisky miniature in the post!

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The Daily Mail

Today presenter John Humphrys has written for the Daily Mail on the influence smaller parties and voters in seaside towns are likely to have on the election. He writes: "From Clapton to Cleethorpes, the seaside towns of the east coast appear to be looking for a new saviour. And that saviour may well be clad in UKIP colours." More here, external.

tweets:, external A seat projection round-up, external - All suggest Lab + others cd block Tory Queen's Speech, but not vice versa

The Daily Telegraph

The Telegraph is interviewing a number of MPs who are standing down at the election. Today, former home secretary David Blunkett reveals how much of an impact his blindness had on his career, saying it had an effect on the way he interacted with colleagues . And he tells the website he wishes he had been more "diplomatic" - "I wasn't good with colleagues in cabinet," he says. More here, external.

Is David Cameron's plan to build 200,000 starter homes in England before 2020 too modest? In its leader today, the Daily Mail asks if more needs to be done. The paper writes: "Where is the master plan to incentivise developers to build on the thousands of acres of derelict industrial land lying idle?" More here, external.

BBC Radio 4 Today

BBC Radio 4's Today programme is visiting 100 constituencies in the run-up to 7 May. Today, reporter Sanchia Berg looks at the lack of grammar schools in Sevenoaks. You can listen to her package here.

What has happened to Chris Grayling's plans to reform human rights laws? Writing for Law Gazette, Joshua Rozenberg suggests the lack of movement on the promised Bill of Rights could spell the end of Mr Grayling's tenure as justice secretary. More here, external.

tweets: , external"That electoral registration rates have declined over the past year is disturbing" More here. , external #GE2015

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People aged 18 are being urged "use your age wisely" by taking part in the election on 7 May via a Facebook campaign. Michael Abbott, head of campaigns at the Electoral Commission, said: "We saw at the Scottish Independence Referendum that young people can be one of the most passionate and engaged groups in our democracy, but they need to know that they can only have a say if they're registered. Turning 18 is an important rite of passage for young people, and gaining the right to vote in a General Election year is a huge part of that." For anyone looking to register, you can do so here, external.

Norman Smith
BBC Assistant Political Editor

The government's former reviewer of terror legislation, Alex Carlile, has called for a cross-party deal over extra powers for the security services. Lord Carlile said the parties should agree to work together as they did to counter terrorism in Northern Ireland. He called for a consensus to be reached over new powers to monitor people's internet and email usage with a fresh Communications Data bill.

Lord Carlile - a Liberal Democrat - also said it had been a mistake to replace control orders which had been done for "merely political reasons." Had they not been repealed, he said, "Jihadi John" would probably have been subject to a control order.

The Daily Telegraph

Politics Live readers will know there is plenty to keep us busy in the wider political world in the run-up to 7 May. But, writing for the Telegraph today, Alex Proud argues that the same is not true in the hallowed halls of Westminster itself. He writes that, beyond "the usual partisan babble" and media coverage, "you can hear a pin drop in Parliament. Tumbleweeds blow down Whitehall." Mr Proud reckons that is out of touch with the country at large, where "we appear to be on the cusp of a genuine revolution". More here, external.

The Times

What should happen to the UK's immigration system? Today's The Times leader says the system is "broken, confused, unfair and so politically fraught that coalition ministers can scarcely talk about it, let alone reform it". You can read the paper's take here, external (subscription required).

The Mirror

"David Cameron would be hammering on the doors of TV studios to demand election debates if he was half as good as he pretends he is and Ed Miliband was anywhere near as poor as the Conservatives smear him," says Kevin Maguire, associate editor of the Daily Mirror. In a scathing comment piece,, external he confidently predicts: "Behind the hype, the Tories are braced for defeat. A Conservative leader who couldn't win outright in 2010 won't in 2015."

The Independent

Natasha Devon is today's "If I were prime minister" columnist in the Independent. The author and TV pundit criticises mainstream political leaders for "constantly banging against the glass of public opinion, watering down their policies, pleasing no one (apart from the super-rich)". Were she in charge of the country, Ms Devon writes, she would be like Margaret Thatcher: "What I mean is, I'd stand for something." More here, external.

tweets:, external Times' @RSylvesterTimes says Theresa May sole supporter of PM's immigration goal in Cabinet. Remember, Boris a big fan too, outside of it