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We want the delivery of what Scotland was promised, Alex Salmond says of devolution and "The Vow" - for considerably more powers for Scotland - made in the days before the referendum.

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Should there be tax rises to deal with the deficit? Alex Salmond says extending the period of fiscal consolidation is the best plan. That doesn't make tax rises or cuts inevitable. That policy will be one they take to Labour after the election if in a position for a possible deal, he says.

Nicola Sturgeon will call the shots in the negotiation process, he says.

tweets:, external How will Salmond respond to Farage line earlier on #Marr? Tories "will be the biggest party not least cos Salmond's party is doing so well"

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On a so-called progressive alliance with the Greens and Plaid Cyrmu, Mr Salmond says the SNP want a move away from austerity, no renewal of Trident and a "different approach" to politics and economics. He says we should deal with the deficit "sensibly" - not through the "cut and burn" approach of the Tories.

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Independence won't be decided at the general election, Alex Salmond says. What's in the SNP manifesto for the next Holyrood election is up to his successor Nicola Sturgeon, he insists.

tweets:, external Suspect Nigel Farage's line on the EDL is going to come back to haunt him...

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Alex Salmond is up next on Andrew Marr. Speaking about his book, the former SNP leader says he thinks the story of Scottish independence has not finished, though he won't put a timescale on it. He says the direction - with the eventual destination being independence - is as near to inevitable as it could be.

tweets:, external I've been with al Murray (fukp fame) in Thanet and people love him even though he is, as Nigel says, Oxbridge #marr #comedymoment

Mr Farage was asked about the allegations concerning a Conservative election candidate for Dudley North. If those sorts of things proved to be true about someone in UKIP, Mr Farage says "their feet wouldn't touch the ground". Afzal Amin has said the claims against him are "completely untrue".

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Nigel Farage says he believes he will win the South Thanet seat on 7 May. He also hits out at Al Murray, another candidate in the seat, saying the comedian is patronising people in the constituency.

tweets:, external Immigration still number One issue in this election - @Nigel_Farage @MarrShow

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I still believe the Tories will be the biggest party after the election, Nigel Farage says. There will be a body of MPs - including the DUP and UKIP - who will be able to force a referendum on Europe, he adds.

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We are "very, very good" at weeding this sort of thing out, Nigel Farage says. One or two may say silly things, but we have hundreds of candidates, the UKIP leader adds. He says the party's "internal sieve" is working just fine.

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Mr Farage is asked about UKIP candidate Janice Atkinson, who was suspended over allegations that a member of her staff tried to overcharge EU expenses. Mr Farage says that, if she knew about it, the candidate should stand down.

He says he has been ruthless with candidates who have "stepped over the line".

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The party will support sensible cuts to spending, Nigel Farage says when asked about welfare cuts. We will show tomorrow we can make some genuine savings by cutting bureaucracy - via quangos and in other ways - the UKIP leader says. They will be practical plans, he says, adding: "We will be proposing some pretty radical cuts to middle management bureaucracy right through the civil service."

tweets:, external Farage tells #Marr his tax cuts are for the poor. In reality poorest get £35pa from Ukip while richest wld get £1,143 (via @resfoundation)

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This government was formed to eradicate the deficit, but that's failed, Mr Farage says. Tomorrow, his party will announce its economic policy. His party also wants to get rid of inheritance tax, he says, but cutting the top rate will not be in the manifesto for the election.

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Nigel Farage is now in the chair with Andrew Marr. On the Budget, he says his party would introduce "big tax cuts at the bottom", but cutting the top rate of tax would not be an immediate priority.

tweets:, external Jeremy Clarkson has "been a bit of a prat", Tory minister Anna Soubry says. Quite a different line from PM.

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