Summary

  • David Cameron told the BBC he will not serve a third term as prime minister if the Conservatives remain in power after the general election.

  • Afzal Amin resigned as Conservative election candidate for Dudley North after being accused of scheming with the English Defence League to win votes

  • The UK will no longer tolerate Islamist extremists who "reject our values", Home Secretary Theresa May said

  • George Osborne and Ed Balls appeared on #AskTheChancellor Q and A sessions on Sky News

  • Ed Miliband accused Alex Salmond of "a combination of bluster and bluff" over his Budget claims

  • UKIP said it was committed to spending 2% of the UK's GDP on defence

  • A UKIP MEP and her chief of staff have been expelled from the party over allegations of cheating over expenses

  • There are 45 days until the general election

  1. NORBETpublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    tweets:, external @nick_clegg think this is all a bit odd - he's after taxpayer funded security not that I condone what "the comrades" did #UKIP #Farage

  2. Negotiating positionpublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    Patrick O'Flynn is asked what UKIP might demand in any coalition negotiations. "I wouldn't go anywhere near as far as Alex Salmond in claiming he wanted to run Britain on behalf of the SNP. I thought that was extremely arrogant," he says. "But we will have key priorities." He says the EU referendum is obviously the main one, but second on the list is "the overall position of holding the feet to the fire on deficit reduction".

  3. Child benefitpublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    Patrick O'Flynn is talking about UKIP's child benefit policy. He says their stance is "admittedly tough", restricting it to only the first two children. He says he thinks the Tories are thinking about limiting it to three children.

  4. George Eaton, political editor, New Statesmanpublished at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    tweets:, external Worrying for the Tories that the Budget hasn't resulted in even the temporary poll bounce that they won in 2013 and 2014.

  5. Your viewspublished at 11:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    A couple of texts from Politics Live readers on the home secretary's speech:

    Graeme, in London, says: "If you chose to live in a country and become a citizen of that country then your only allegiance should be to that country and to no other."

    Rick, also in London, says: "The repeated references in the media and politicians' speeches to 'all our communities' merely implies the segregation, isolation and lack of progress on integration of some parts of society within the UK today. A requirement to speak English and a good grounding in UK history through education should empower all to feel part of, and belong to, the UK, as well as other factors such as good jobs and housing etc."

  6. 'Post-gap year politics'published at 11:57 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    Patrick O'Flynn says UKIP believes a nation's primary responsibility is to its own people - unlike the Lib-Lab-Con group, as he puts it, who believe in the idea of global citizenship where our duties to everyone worldwide are equal. He blames "post-gap year politicians" who seem to have more interest in fixing problems elsewhere then helping working class British people.

  7. Theresa May speechpublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    Back with Theresa May now. Asked how the latest strategy compares to the older Prevent strategy, the home secretary says her approach today is "based on a positive approach to what we all believe in". She says hopes the "language of partnership" with strike more of a chord with the Muslim community.

  8. Andrew Bounds, Financial Timespublished at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    tweets:, external @oflynnmep steals Osborne's clothes with pledge to abolish inheritance tax. Rest is attack on Labout #UKIP

  9. Danny Savage, BBC News correspondentpublished at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    UKIP speech

    tweets, external: There's an audience of about 100 at #UKIP economic launch where @oflynnmep has criticised zero hour contracts.

  10. Nick Clegg, deputy prime ministerpublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    tweets:, external I disagree with Nigel Farage too but leave his wife and kids out of it. Intimidating a politician's family is never acceptable.

  11. Coming up from noonpublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    Daily and Sunday Politics

    Stewart Hosie

    On Monday's Daily Politics from 12:00 GMT, Jo Coburn will be joined by Conservative local government minister Brandon Lewis, former Liberal Democrat Home Office Minister Norman Baker and Labour MP Fiona MacTaggart throughout the programme. Other guests will include SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie to look at Alex Salmond's comments on if, and how, Labour and the SNP could work together after 7 May, while UKIP's Patrick O'Flynn will be asked about the launch of his party's economic policy. Journalists Kiran Stacey and Alison Little will help look ahead to the final few days of this Parliament. And the panel will hear about the Stand Up To UKIP protesters who targeted the Nigel Farage in a pub with his family, with protest organiser Dan Glass. Desktop users can watch the programme, live or later, via the Live Coverage tab above.

  12. Chris Ship, ITV News deputy political editorpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    tweets:, external Nigel Farage STRAIGHT off stage after handing over to @oflynnmep - they really are keeping him off camera today

  13. Norman Smith, BBC News assistant political editorpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    tweets: , externalAll Foreign preachers "with pastoral role" will have to speak English says Theresa May

  14. More from UKIPpublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    "Inheritance tax will not ravage their estates because inheritance tax will not exist," says Mr O'Flynn. Listening to this speech so far he's definitely directly most of his ire at Labour, rather than the current government.

  15. Xlibris1published at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    tweets:, external @wallaceme Announcement at Ukip event: "There's lots of press here. Let's be careful with what we're saying" End of Ukip speak 'as we find'?

  16. Less taxpublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    Patrick O'Flynn

    We don't want "the onesie state" - says UKIP's Patrick O'Flynn. This, we assume, is the latest version of the nanny state. He says the party wants to help people get on. One way of doing that will be to help people to earn more before they pay tax - raising the personal allowance to at least £13,000.

  17. Simon Danczuk interviewpublished at 11:33 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    Labour MP Simon Danczuk has reacted to the publication of his interview with the New Statesman, external in which he appeared to be pretty unflattering about his party leader. Via Twitter, he says:, external "That NS interview does not fully reflect my views. We all have off days. I'd had a very difficult day & was feeling emotional. I do not meet anyone on the doorstep who is enthusiastic about David Cameron. I want Ed Miliband in Downing Street."

  18. 'Pragmatic UKIP'published at 11:33 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    Nigel Farage

    Economically speaking, UKIP is pragmatic and is filled with people who have lived in the real world, Mr Farage says, as he hands over to Patrick O'Flynn.

  19. Farage on spendingpublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2015

    While Theresa May is speaking in London, Nigel Farage is on his feet in Greater Manchester. He says his economic spokesman is going to outline a plan "to give ordinary people a better chance in life". Spending more on defence and the NHS, without increasing borrowing.

    Mr Farage was speaking at a factory in Middleton.

    FarageImage source, PA