David Cameron? Ed Miliband? Nick Clegg? Nigel Farage? n Nicola Sturgeon? Who's Occupying Downing Street?

As we enter the final stage of the 2015 general election Britain's political leaders will each today begin a tours covering thousands of miles across the UK .
David Cameron and Ed Miliband are planning to travel to dozens of marginal constituencies in a last-ditch attempt to break the deadlock in what is proving to be the most unpredictable political race for a generation.

Polls still do not have either of the biggest two Westminster parties on track for a majority - leaving open the possibility of a scrap for Government on Friday with talks about coalitions or other types of Westminster deals.

The Prime Minister has repeatedly said his party needs "just 23" seats for a majority - and will try to press home the point during a 36-hour tour starting this morning.

He will travel 1,300 miles covering the Midlands, South West, North West, London, Wales and Scotland, with his wife, Samantha, and London Mayor Boris Johnson, joining him along the way.

The Conservatives are desperate to win back votes from wavering supporters considering voting for the Lib Dems or flirting with Nigel Farage's party.

Iain Duncan Smith, the party's work and pensions secretary, used some forceful language aimed at those considering backing UKIP. 

 

"I would simply appeal to them and say, honestly this is a risk that is no longer a protest, but like a suicide note," he said.

He argued that only the Conservatives would deliver the EU referendum that many UKIP supporters want.

 

Meanwhile, Ed Miliband will be focusing on the NHS an area in which he believes his party is seen as more popular than the Tories - and the cost of living, during his own tour of the country.

While the Conservatives and Labour are fighting each other, both sides have hit the Lib Dems hard, because they see them as softer targets.

Mr Cameron has repeatedly returned to Lib Dem seats that appear safe on paper. 

They have even targeted the seats held by senior Lib Dem figures, Tim Farron and David Laws, with 12,000 and 13,000 majorities, claiming they are among their 23 targets.

For UKIP, much of the focus will be on whether they hold the two seats they have already won and, critically, if Mr Farage can become an MP in South Thanet, in Kent.

If he falls short, he has promised to quit as party leader. 

But it is in Scotland that the election could be won or lost. The possibility of a deal between the SNP and Labour has been the heavy focus of the Tory campaign - forcing Mr Miliband to rule out a coalition or deal with the Scottish nationalists.

 

 

 

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