Conservative candidate suspended over claims he schemed with the English Defence League to win votes
Nigel Farage says he'll be "utterly ruthless" with UKIP election candidates who "step over the line"
Alex Salmond backs a vote-by-vote arrangement with Labour if there is a hung parliament
A deal is reached over the television election debates
There are 46 days until the general election
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Nicholas Watt, of the Guardian, says George Osborne's message - more austerity, but it is getting better - could be hard to sell on the doorstep. Beth Rigby, from the FT, says this a "dream Budget" compared with 2012 - that was the one labelled the Omnishambles, you might remember. She thinks Mr Osborne did what he needed to do in the constraints of where he was.
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Janan Ganesh, from the Financial Times, says the Tories weren't expecting a bounce after the Budget - they chose not to have giveaways so they could retain their message.
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Ben Page says a draw in percentage points at the election could still lead to a majority for Ed Miliband because the Labour vote is better spread across the UK.
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Ben Page, from pollsters Ipsos-Mori, says there is no sign of a post-Budget bounce for the Tories. Most people say it wasn't harmful, but also won't make much of a difference, he adds.
tweets, external: Michael Howard: "If renegotiation with Brussels not successful, I would vote to leave #EU."
Image source, PAThe shots of Nigel Farage and Alex Salmond sitting side-by-side on the Andrew Marr Show earlier looked a bit frosty. This image, showing the pair shaking hands before the show, is a bit more cordial. Just a bit.
Image source, PAHere's our story on Nigel Farage's appearance on the Andrew Marr Show earlier. The UKIP leader said he would continue to be "utterly ruthless" about dealing with any of his general election candidates who "step over the line".
tweets, external: Watching JimMurphy on #murnaghan it occurs that Labour campaign in Scotland is by definition negative: "Vote SNP get Cameron". That's risky.
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Image source, Sky"Is that a question or a joke?" asks a clearly bemused Jim Murphy. He was responding to a suggestion from Dermot Murnaghan that he might be "physically scared" of Alex Salmond.
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This financial year, mental health funding has seen a real-terms increase, Norman Lamb says. The complete imbalance in rights - between mental and physical ailments - which the government is starting to end, drives where the money goes, Mr Lamb says. That discrimination has to end, he adds.
tweets:, external "The Budget clearly was full of Lib Dem gains" says @normanlamb #bbcsp" >250k seagull study (Don Foster) + lots of bungs 4 Clegg Sheffield
tweets, external: Odd combo of arguments from Jim Murphy: Scots can't vote SNP to get Labour gov - but SNP MPs wouldn't dare bring down a Labour gov
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Norman Lamb has been championing the need for more investment in mental health services. But why should we take you at face value on that issue when there have been a number of failures under the coalition, he is asked. The minister says there is an imbalance that is being addressed. He pledges to introduce comprehensive plans over the next five years.
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Why were so few Lib Dems there for the alternative Budget? Norman Lamb says he was out supporting MPs before the election - we have a big fight on our plans to get the message out about what we have achieved in government, he adds.
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It's "dangerous" for Ed Miliband to appear in the opposition leaders' debate - without either David Cameron or Nick Clegg - says Conservative blogger Tim Montgomerie. There's a risk "he will be pulled away from the mainstream" by the Greens and others, he thinks. Damian McBride tends to agree. "There's a feeling among some of the people around Miliband that the more people see of him the more they'll like him... They will accept any invitation."
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The Lib Dems have played an "absolutely fundamental" role in securing political stability, Norman Lamb says. The country is in a better place now than it was, he adds.
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Lib Dem care minister Norman Lamb is up next on Sunday Politics. Speaking about his party's alternative Budget, he says it's legitimate in a coalition for the minority party to make its case - the Lib Dems have a different perspective on "what happens next".
tweets:, external Unconfirmed but the rumour is that @Afzal4Dudley has "flown to Dubai"
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Over on Murnaghan, former Treasury adviser Damian McBride says: "For me the Budget was a big mistake." He compares it to the moment in every James Bond film where the baddie has the chance to kill Bond by doesn't take it. He says the Budget did nothing to puncture Labour's argument that the NHS isn't safe under the Conservatives.
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Jim Murphy will run for Holyrood in 2016, he says. He will announce to his constituents whether that means he will stand down from Westminster then, he says.