host: ed miliband. miliband: i want to point out renting in the private sector.is sometimes substandard accommodation. we are the only party with a plan to get a fair deal in the private rental sector. stopping rental agents from charging tenants. at the moment they charge tenants and landlords fees. we have got to stand up to some of these powerful interest and make our country work for young people. host: let's talk about the final element. if you are elected, what would you do to make my generation feel optimistic about the future? cameron: it has been a difficult time recovering from the appalling recession that we had but britain still has some great strengths. we have a strong and growing economy. we are part of all these important networks in the world. we have clout in the world, we can get things done in the world. we have nurses in west africa helping to deal with ebola. we have some of those brave and professional armed services everywhere in the world. we are a nation of great inventors. >> they are not listening to our concerns. cameron: there are pe

julie: nigel, let and miliband --let and miliband. ed miliband. >> people at home want to know what we are going to do for them in the next five years. it so happens, let's talk about the future. let's talk about the choices for families in the future. will we have fairer taxes? are we going to have common sense reduction? as david cameron wants to do, we are going to build more houses for people to buy. we are going to keep on with this reduction in unemployment we will not do it if we go back to the spending. julie: david cameron, thank you. >> how will that cut the deficit? you have failed in this government to eliminate your deficit. it is running at 90 billion sterling. tell johnny who asked the question. prime minister david cameron: we will find one pound of everyone hundred. combined with the extra taxes and avoidance and evasion, we will eliminate the deficit. we will not go into working people's pocket. julie: to leanne wood. leanne: setting arbitrary deadlines is irresponsible. labor voted for our scarcity. 30 billion pound

julie: nigel, let and miliband --let and miliband.band. >> people at home want to know what we are going to do for them in the next five years. it so happens, let's talk about the future. let's talk about the choices for families in the future. will we have fairer taxes? are we going to have common sense reduction? as david cameron wants to do, we are going to build more houses for people to buy. we are going to keep on with this reduction in unemployment we will not do it if we go back to the spending. julie: david cameron, thank you. >> how will that cut the deficit? you have failed in this government to eliminate your deficit. it is running at 90 billion sterling. tell johnny who asked the question. prime minister david cameron: we will find one pound of everyone hundred. combined with the extra taxes and avoidance and evasion, we will eliminate the deficit. we will not go into working people's pocket. julie: to leanne wood. leanne: setting arbitrary deadlines is irresponsible. labor voted for our scarcity. 30 billion pounds worth

cameron: ed miliband is scaremongering.id in an interview that he wanted to weaponize the nhs. for most of us, the nhs is a service for our families, not a political weapon. we are starting on the first of april a new fund, a better care fund, with 5.3 billion pounds bringing health and social care together so we can unblock the hospital beds, make sure people get the health care they need in the community. there was something else we inherited in the nhs, which was a culture from labour of cover-up. just 60 miles from where we are is the new stafford hospital. we all remember what we uncovered with the public inquiry, that elderly people were being left uncared for. some of them drinking out of water vases. the target culture had run rampant. we have changed that and have made sure there are more nurses on ward, more doctors in charge and standards of care are going up. wood: that situation makes it even worse because you have fewer social workers that are effective -- clegg: i would suggest we need three things to safegua

i get this sort of pious establishment from ed miliband. he this is a man who said 2340 boom and bust in our economy and crashed our economy jeopardizing the future life chances of millions of people in this country. i've apologized. i've taken responsibility for the mistakes i've made. why don't you in front of the british people, ed miliband apologize for your role? nothing euphemistic. say i'm sorry for crashing the british economy -- >> ed miliband. >> you've got it wrong on bank regulation. [ applause ] absolutely. in relation to the banks. and the banks were underregulated. but let me just -- those are global financial -- let me just point this out. david, when you were in opposition at the time as leader of the opposition you were saying the banks were overregulated. so i'm not going to take any lectures from you about the global financial crisis. [ applause ] >> ed miliband still thinks the last labour government didn't borrow enough, didn't spend enough, didn't tax enough. i mean, that is the truth. and young people suffer the most

ed miliband. mr. milliband: i would change labor approach on immigration because i don't get his prejudice to worry about immigration. i want to explain how we will deal with these concerns. if i am elected, we put in place new rules which say it you come to this country, you want get benefits for at least the first two years. we will also stop the undercutting of wages and conditions that happens so often. employers exploiting migrant labor, not hang the minimum wage, recruiting only from a broad to undercut wages. we have to deal with it and if i am prime minister are, i will. if you want a party that will cut britain off from the rest of the world, that is not me. i believe we have to play our role in the world. if you want a party with control and immigration, that is what i offer. host: thank you very much. ms. wood: this will not go along with the scapegoating of migrants. it was not immigrants who caused this economic crisis it was bankers. we should not allow the rhetoric that blames immigrant

caroline: miliband clashes in the u.k. election debate.ogul richard desmond donates 1.3 million pounds to tuck independent party. mark: opening a new chapter in the saga. mark: welcome to "countdown." i'm mark barton. caroline: i'm caroline hyde. coming up, we'll talk about the business over the environment. 43 major companies are calling for swift action in climate change. that story sa little bit later. mark: christine lagarde warning she would not let greece skip a payment. >> we never had an advanced economy asking for that kind of thing. delayed payment. i very much hope this is not the case the greece. i would not support it. caroline: greece made a payment to the i.m.f. earlier this month. it must now pay about $1 billion in may. it is locked to its creditors. their finance minister said he was willing to compromise but he would stand firm on not crossing the government's red line. >> we're not going sign up to what we know our economy cannot meet. our partners should not wish to impose upon us, not just for our sake but for the com

i believe we can restore it. >> ed miliband thank you. david cameron. >> well, thank you, rebecca for your question. i think it's absolutely crucial. i think the most important thing is to make sure there are good jobs for people to do. and obviously in the last parliament we created 2 million new jobs and in the next pafrmt we want to create 2 million more good jobs for people. i think apprenticeships and universities are vital. i want our young people to have the choice of either. so we're going to have 3 million apprenticeships in the next the parliament. but also, we've uncapped university places. so whoever wants a place can go to university. in terms of building homes i want us to build homes that people can afford to buy. and that's what our starter homes are all about. put at 80% of the market price, not available to foreign buyers or investment funds but there for british people to buy and to own and with our help 80,000 people onto the housing ladder. i know it seems odd to answer a question from a young person about pensions bu

edward miliband. and nicola sturgeon.david cameron. [ applause ] our questions are going to focus on some of the big political issues that we all care about and that effect every day life. you can get instant analysis online by going to our website. and if you want to comment the twitter hashtag is "leaders debate." the leaders position in the studio in the order they make their opening and closing statements has been decided by drawing lots. first natalie bennett your opening statement. >> you were told that austerity and inequality bankers bonuses and tuition fees were inevitable. they were not. you all deserve better. let's put principles and values first. that is why i got into politics. the green party is determined to deliver a fair economy that does not make the poor and disadvantaged pay for the errors and fraud of the bankers. we are committed to returning the nhs to its founding principles. no public money going into private profits. we know we must take real action on climate change. the biggest threat facing u

miliband. >> hello, elizabeth. >> five years ago the outgoing labor treasury minister left a message, there's no money left. how can we trust the labor party with the uk economy? >> we just saw it by the way, because -- >> david cameron had it in his pocket. >> it's his regular prop. let me directly address you, elizabeth. there was a global financial crisis. there was a high def sit. that deficit hasn't been cleared. it will be the mission of my government to cut the deficit every year and balance the books. let me tell you how i'm going to do it. first of all, we'll have fair taxes. we'll reverse david cam ro's tax cut for the richest in our society, millionaires. i can't justify a 43,000 pound tax cut for every millionaire in britain. secondly, we'll protect key areas like health and education but outside those key areas there will be falls in spending because we have to get the deficit down. the final thing concerns your living standard. we see living standards fall over this parliament. as

the focus on ed miliband. this was a key exchange.one is trying to work out how much cooperation we might see between them if we get the labour party getting more votes or more seats than the conservatives. this is some of the sound we got. >> is it the case that you would rather see david cameron go back into downing street then work with the snp? [applause] >> the difference is i've thought tories all my life. unlike your leader, alex salmond -- and unlike you -- [inaudible] >> don't turn your back on him. francine: so there. highlighting a key dynamic in this debate. the labour party has ruled out a full coalition with the snp, but how much cooperation could we see? that could be crucial in whether labor can form a government after may 7. francine: we are getting some breaking news. a three-month wage increase. if you look at the health of britain plc, what does it tell you about the equity markets? are we going to see more volatility? as anna was saying, it is unclear who will govern. stephen: it is extremely difficult to call. yo

ed miliband prepares to unlevel -- unveil labour's manifest. an exclusive interview he doubts it would deter wealthy foreigners from coming to britain. >> firstly, i want to clarify that dom non dom rule makes no difference to me or my family. it is all well taken care of. as i mentioned earlier, i like to analyze things when someone issues a statement or someone where the world's attention is drawn. firstly i would like to complement emily for coming up with this right idea. which gives hope to him. again, i have met him personally he is very sensible and a person with death -- depth. he has fire in his belly, each and everyone who wants to come to the election and disappointed candidate to become the leader wants to be there. at the time of the election everyone tries to see, what are the points or issues which can make the vote swing. once he or she is in the chair they start analyzing that london is a beautiful city you have a good financial center. it is easy to do business, you have beautiful parks and beautiful restaurants each and every

that did include ed miliband of the labour party. he has the most chance of becoming a prime minister. the focus was the relationship between miliband and nicola sturgeon. how closely with they want to work together? they labour party has ruled out a coalition with the s and p -- the snp. the door has been open for some type of cooperation. >> tell me is it the case you would rather see david cameron go back then work with thesn snp. [applause] >> the difference is i thought tori all my life. unlike the snp.. we end up with a live them. you fought labor all your life. >> we fought to take david cameron off. do not turn your back on it. anna: the willingness, the aim, the goal to kick david cameron out of downey street. he did not hear much about the long-term economic plan and the economy. jericho i did catch -- jon: i did catch some of it. there is an unemployment number out today. the estimate is 5.6%. that should be a number that matches. that should be numbered that pushes the polls toward david cameron. it hasn't. why not? >> wh

ed miliband pledges to end the non-domicile rule that allows some people in the u.k. to avoid paying their income tax. good morning. welcome to "the pulse." i'm guy johnson. francine lacqua is off today. we begin with the mega oil deal. shell has agreed to buy bg group for around 47 billion pounds around $70 billion in cash and stocks. that makes it the biggest deal in the oil and gas industry for at least a decade. caroline hyde joins us at the touchscreen. caroline: a cool 47 billion pounds. a cool 50% premium on bg's share price. this is record data in terms of size of move, but if you go back, it is only since july 2014 when we last saw this price on bg group. that was the amount that the oil prices plummeted dragging down the price of oil stocks. suddenly, everything looks a little bit fairer valued. that is what has capitalized this deal to spark the biggest energy deal in a decade. suddenly, assets look well priced. creating the second-biggest energy company in the world this would be the biggest player in the ftse 100. it will have sheer size and scale. intere

independent pardon, edward miliband, nicholas sturgeon of the scottish national party, and david cameron for the conservatives. [applause] our questions will focus on the big political issues we all caps off and effect every day life. you can get instant analysis is going to our website. if you want to comment it is #leaders debate. the order in which they go have been decided. first, natalie bennett, your opening statement.

he talks about ed miliband.ink the non-dom story will change it that much for even if it doesn't affect him. francine: that is our twitter question. shouldn't u.k. change its non-dom status? we are back in 2. ♪ francine: welcome to "the pulse ." guy: vw stock big as the fight for control of the business he saw. the family as a war it seems pretty who will come out on top? i think a 1% drop today is pretty -- francine: compared to the last couple of months. ♪ : francine: welcome back to "pulse".." guy: these are the bloomberg top headlines. francine: china's exports unexpectedly slipped in march. overseas shipments of 14 moy 6% last month from a year earlier this as china grapples with over overcapacity and property fall. guy: a meeting today to discuss the fragile cease-fire agreement. the ukraine and russia accuse each other of violating the accord. they say the sanctions on russia depends on full compliance. francine: jordan spieth has won the masters at augusta. his 18 under par total gave him a four-shot vic

ed miliband, labor. leanne would the party wales. nicola sturgeon of the scottish national party. and david cameron for the conservatives. [applause] our questions are going to focus on some of the big political issues that we are all care about and affect everyday life. you can get analysis online i going to our website. if you want to comment, the twitter tag is #leadersdebate. natalie: you were told austerity and inequality were inevitable.

why don't you, in front of the british people ed miliband, apologize for your role in crashing -- no,ot euphemistic, say i'm sorry for crashing the british economy. >> people on the street have been in the services. >> i think it's good to say -- >> i'm worried that at the end of the day there's -- >> thank you very much. >> well with me now is judy james, a body language expert steven busch, a social media expert from the new statesmen and anthony zuricher a senior north american reporter. judy first i want to ask you, everybody's saying well did miliband do better than cameron, who was the winner but you thought there were a clear set of winners. >> yeah i think apolitics was the winner and that's because the women did really well. not because they were women, but i think they delivered a different form of body language performance. and i think it made some of the guys look very mannered and old school. for me i could see the training -- it was almost like some of miliband and cameron, somebody old school they looked like they were worked by remote control. you could almost hear the

david cameron is running neck and neck with ed miliband a minority government looks like it's on thed. rupert murdoch met with the editors in london and berated them for not being tougher on ed miliband. the labour leader pledges to create a press regulator with teeth and limit media ownership in the u.k. to 34%. if it happens, murder on who owns 40% of the market would be forced to sell a paper. according to the independent, two days after rupert murdoch chewed out the editors, they trashed labour's economic policies two days later >>> in egypt, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr - the ordeal continues. the retrial has been set for april 28th. mohamed fadel fahmy has a passport. >> they gave it to me in the morning. >> he's a duel national. the canadian government issued him with a passport to replace the one the egyptian authorities confiscated when they you put him on trial. he was forced to renounce his egyptian citizenship. the canadians took their time refusing to issue the document because of the travel restrictions imposed by mohamed fadel fahmy by the court. that court h

last week two put miliband as the favorite.ing a labour minority government is viewed as the most likely outcome. the bookies had a pretty good independent referendum. at that point they called a couple weeks ahead of the referendum it was going to be a no vote. this is interesting. francine: they are expecting kate middleton to give birth on monday and call a girl alice. guy: if you agree or disagree. francine: it is not very royal, alice. what are the commentators saying? anna: the polls are not helping unbelievably tight is the way that uke -- you got described -- yougov described them. our colleague will be on the politics show talking about how the forecasters are starting to shift a little in favor of ed miliband becoming prime minister. if the polls are stuck, given the fact that the snp will be in labour's camp, many commentators find it easy to come to the conclusion that ed miliband will see the confidence of the house and that is but you need to become prime minister. guy: conservatives have consistently talked about

we know who david cameron is and nick clegg, and ed miliband.terms of putting them all on the same stage, is the biggest change here going to be that people actually know who is the leader? we know who nigel farage is, but there are people on the stage who most people won't be familiar with. >> this is going to be interesting on many levels, partially because of the inclusion of so many people. the inclusion of the snp leader, it all adds to the element of this debate. i'm sure there are people who don't know who these leaders are. this is their chance to showcase who they are. francine: richard, how difficult is it for someone to connect with the people at this moment? 35 days until the election. psychologically, if i'm one of those people, do i have to be friendly aggressive, or is it just being themselves? richard: i think the biggest thing that is missing for most of these people is being authentic. we are seeing so many people being polished and trying to act in a way which is not who they are. we see that a lot with david cameron. it is lo

and with cameron and miliband i don't think they have an awful lot to gain from tonight's experience.oth of them have votes the lose which is a rather miserable position to be in. >> that's interesting, would you sometimes advise a politician to take almost a defensive approach. don't come out the winner just don't come out the loser? >> no, what we would say, you should be very very clear establishing what it is you want the audience to take away from it and to talk about after the program. thereafter, the ins and outs and the nuances of how you deliver that have been carefully thought about. but you've got to focus on yourself and go with the grain of your own personality. you can't be someone that you're not. i think that tonight, ed miliband as an opportunity to show that he's not as other worldly as people think he is. david cameron needs to show that he is elm thetmpathetic to the needs of people who may not have come out of the austerity as well as others. >> and in this bizarre, new world of seven leaders on stage together, how would you advise a politician to get their el bow

miliband launched the business manifesto.are not going to have a referendum even though many want it. how has this plate out, do you think? adrian: that you referendum is another thing our clients are interested in. if cameron wins, does that mean britain is going to leave the eu? i think it is interesting. this is not necessarily what labor wants to focus on too much. we are three days into the campaign and all we are talking about is the economy and business which conservatives know is their home field, as it were. it is curious to see whether this is something labor has tried to get out there early because they know this is an area where they can get attacked. whether that will actually be successful remains to be seen. mark: adrian, good to see you. thank you for coming in. caroline: coming up, we will be looking at our favorite stories from bloomberg's shall output and buried -- bloomberg's digital out. -- output. ♪ mark: time for a look at our top choices from bloomberg's digital output. how many test and furious -- fas

it's interesting to see that he has been writing today a scathing personal attack on ed miliband, saying he stabbed his brother in the back and is now ready to snap the u.k., talking about things he believes have posed -- he is going to try to like and labor politics to being childish and student like trying to paint a picture of the conservative party -- that is something we have seen from them in terms of campaigning tactics. it will be interesting to see the defense because it has been incredibly absent. the conservatives have been team to push their long-term economic plan ahead. caroline: getting very personal. they're also getting personal about shopping habits. the way in which voters shop. anna: were not entirely sure how people will vote in this election -- it will be very close, maybe a hung parliament. a research group is saying they are using shop and -- using shopping lists to design how we -- to decide how we vote. you are more likely to drink brussels sprouts and drink tea if you vote. labour supporters are more likely to prefer loose tea. there is a serious point is that

. >> he says he may move his firm a broad if ed miliband wins the election. imf warns the next u.k. government may be unable to balance books in the next decade. >> the russian president to host his phone-in tv show. ♪ >> hello. welcome to "countdown." i'm mark barton. >> i;m caroline hyde. -- i'm caroline hyde. we take a look at the policy in asia's two biggest economies. >> wolfgang schaeuble doesn't see a deal with greece on the new bailout. dozens and -- that doesn't mean they may have to leave the euro. it is up to the greek government to commit to save rather than give full hope to the people. >> greece remains part of europe in any case. it ever happens in greece greece remains part of europe. if greece stays in the euro zone, it must create the conditions for it. what the greece has the money to meet its obligations is primarily a decision of the greek government. if greece one support, we will give the support. of course, within the framework of what we agreed. >> shoretel rolled out further concessions, sing another -- sch aruble. >> good morning. is offering a dose of rea

ed miliband says if he is elected the government will run a budget surplus by the year 2020.s manifesto pledges key labor pledges such as reversing the tax cuts and the top tax rate and borrowing energy companies -- barring energy companies from raising prices until 2017. labor in crime minister david cameron's conservatives are net connect in the race. a spacex rocket will make a resupply mission to the international space station. the launch is set for today at 4;30 p.m. forlorida time from cape canaveral. all eyes will be on this private -- private space company to read land the launch rockets on a floating platform in the ocean. coming up 2:55 is off the charts and a look at international visa restrictions. later, a top official from world wrestling entertainment will be on to talk about wwe and pay-per-view opportunities. it is time now for the commodities report. su keenan joins us with the details. >> initially we saw oil and gas higher as investors were focused on the final deal with iran. a lot of the -- doubt that it will happen. you look at the way we closed out. w

ed miliband is going to be talking about living standards.ecause they are talking in glasgow. there is more on that. if you're interested in the personalities, perhaps of most significance is an interview that has already been recorded. david cameron talking about how he proposed to his wife while watching mean streets starring robert ndeniro. apparently he cried at the sound of music. >> there is passion. let's have another look at the city of london. a beautiful day in the center of london. we are back after the break. take a look at what will be driving the stocks higher. ♪ >> can deutsche bank announced plans to reduce costs by 3.5 billion euros? they shrink the securities business in the name of reviving profitability. it is part of a massive restructuring. half the gold. -- hans nichols. hans: they want to grow in their relationships. they are going to trim 200 billion in assets that is going to bring their ratios up. they will have an ipo by the end of 2016. here's a quote from the ceo explaining what they are planning to do. "we must

ed miliband is announcing that he will look to abolish the non-domicile rule, which limits the amountto pay unencumbered outside the u.k.. it is thought that around 110,000 people use the non-domicile rule, which is unique to the u.k.. the growth potential of the world's economy will not return to levels last seen before the 2008 financial crisis anytime soon according to the imf. the lender is encouraging officials to find ways to stimulate the economy. caroline: there are many players in the online hotel booking market, but if you claim to find a place for the night in under 10 seconds postop hotel tonight is one of them and with 15,000 hotel partners and counting, is now expanding here in europe. here is hotel tonight cofounder and coo, derek simon. thanks for joining us today stop what does hotel tonight do gekko -- do? >> hotel tonight is the easiest way to book a hotel on the go. if you find you are in need of a hotel even if you are staying close to home, it is the easiest place to get a great discount and see great hotels and discover new places. caroline: many would say, i ca

ed miliband is the most radical labor leader in decades.y are talking about this could be returned to the 1970's. you see shares of builders selling off because they are worried he will put rent control cap's in line with inflation. how worried should businesses be? guest: it's not just the uncertainty about the outcome. the uncertainty around who they should want to win. traditionally they would favor the conservative government. you have a conservative government committed to holding a referendum on mentorship in the eu. the single most important issue for business in the u.k. is whether or not britain is in the you. miliband is saying a lot about london in the housing market. there are mixed messages. it's not just a simple as businesses worried about ed miliband. they are worried about the outcome no matter what happens. there are some who support that approach to europe. i think the key things for the u.k. are about what happens to growth in the u.s. and europe and what happens to its productivity. the funny thing is neither of those t

simon: right back to ed miliband.ou need to have a culture where there is a sense that you share out the success proportionally to what the contribution is. we come from a world that i grew up in, i was working in an umbrella factory and i used to read "the daily mirror" on the loo. that is what you did. americans say, we are going to make this a great country. it is a long time to change it but i think we do need to do that. francine: on that great message, there you go. simon, thank you so much. simon woodroffe. guy: we are going to take a break. ♪ guy: welcome back. for our viewers, it is a second hour of this program, "the pulse ." francine: we will talk tech with the dropbox chief operating officer. we will also talk coffee. we will tell you about a man who says a bit of butter in your morning joe could help. guy: basically, change your coffee, change your life or the way you make your coffee. there are a few ingredients that go into this cup of morning coffee that are different from the regular cup of coffee. ap

ed miliband's labour party about the same.eron or ed miliband make it inside number 10 they will need the support of at least two other parties. but there is a problem. >> it is absolutely impossible that you can't would help one or other of the parties. >> we would never do any kind of deal with the conservatives. >> the parties have a lot of negotiating to do. the snp would effectively be supporting labor, but asking for less austerity and a nuclear weapons-free scotland. they are keeping their options open. nigel farage once a referendum and so does david cameron. the greens want an end to austerity, so they sit with labor. the irish party mostly sits with david cameron. the numbers clearly stack up in ed miliband's favor. but that gives the liberal democrats a lot of bargaining power. >> what a dismal choice. >> this is just a projection. the conservatives do a little better. what many want him to do is risk forming a coalition and go it alone. anna: fantastic. i'm joined now by my bloomberg politics coanchor, guy johnson.

will nicholas surgeon and ed -- nicola surgeon and ed miliband work together?f personalities here. conservatives and many protesting david cameron believe the conservative run an outright majority and run in their own right. they're not seeing any polls which are suggesting anything other than a hung parliament. and either labor or conservatives had to deal doo a deal with one of the smaller parties. the u.k. not doing well, the independence party at the moment. not as well as had been expected. that's interesting move. and maybe a relief for david cameron who is being pushed further right by the success of the u.k. party. >> that's right. he in the past had key words for the u.k. party described as being on thefringe now front and center as you say. it's all about the coalitions and how much partner -- partnerships will need to be made. our max foster with insight on these u.k. elections a month away, live from london. thanks, max. >>> still on things british, people around the world are snapping selfies. one member of the royal family has had enough. that sto

is he happy with his position on the podium right next to ed miliband?between clagers and miliband that's all right, but it would have been nicer to be next to david but i don't think he'd like it very much. we'll see whether david cameron likes being stood next to nicholas sturgeon of the smp. we'll have to see what comes of it at the end of the night. so that two-hour debate with one break. there'll be a minute opening statement, as i said from each leader, and then that will be followed by a discussion a q&a, on four topics. there'll be a debate on health then on the economy, then on immigration, and then finally, they'll look at the future of the uk. 18 minutes, in all, for each topic. and the questions will come from an audience of 200, that has been carefully selected so it will be representative of the uk, and it will also be politically balanced as well. just to remind you that after the itv debate tonight, there'll be two further ones before the election. this one on the 16th of april. the challenges debate although no conservatives or liberal d

i'm not denying that either david cameron or ed miliband will be prime minister.and they know that neither of them will win outright. neither of them will have a majority in the next parliament. so what really matters is who they will have with them to decide what the next government will do. someone is going to hold the balance of power on the eighth of may, and it won't be david cameron or ed miliband, but it could be nigel forage. it could be alex or it could be me and the liberal democrats. so ask yourself this. do you want nigel walking through the door of number 10? do you want alex sat at the cabinet table, or do you want the liberal democrats? the liberal democrats will add a heart to a conservative government and a brain to a later one. we won't -- we won't allow the conservatives to cut too much and jeopardize our schools and hospitals, and we won't allow labor to borrow too much and risk our economy again. but imagine for a moment, just imagine what will become of our wonderful country in the next five years if nigel is friends on the right wing of the

. >> i tuned in a few times and i did hear all of ed miliband and david cameron being called blatant liars. is that reflective of voter dissatisfaction? >> i'm not sure whether that reflects entirely across the country but you hit the nail on the head. these were voters saying let me at them, i want to get at them. it is fair to say that ever since the scandal over empty expenses, there is an awful lot of voter mistrust. of course, that on top of the great recession means that politicians and voters are not best friends. >> your vast fortune, which way will you put it that night? >> i am not. i think it is incredibly close. for a brief moment, people think it will be easy to form a coalition -- generally, i think britain could be on the brink of something uncertain and that maybe much more difficult for these politicians to form another type of agreement after the votes are cast. >> in the darwinian world of big game, there is always a conflict with humans. in africa farmers see big cats as a threat to their livestock. now conservationists are trying to save a relationship and they a

ed miliband has spoken out against michael fallon for taking this stance, but interesting to get thaty speech writer's perspective. a long view on where we put that particular personal attack perhaps. we'll all be joined by ben page. we'll talk to him about some of the latest polling information. we'll talk to mike spicer from the b.c.c. they put out this report, their quarterly update on how the u.k. economy is doing, which does have this interesting slant to it that you could say the economy has slowed a little bit in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter. but as you were saying earlier, coming off a pretty solid set. guy: the fourth quarter was very strong, and as a result, it's very easy to have a bad quarter after a strong quarter, but there is some data that may see that line as well. it's one of the manufacturing numbers, etc., it's interesting to read between the lines. anna: and even the economist says maybe it makes more sense to look at their entirity and work out where the u.k. economy is, and generally the picture is still pretty strong, but the point they're m

mark: there is this other chap named ed miliband.he have the chance to be the next prime minister? john cleese: i think he does. i saw him on television on sunday. it was the first time i've seen him because i am not the slightest interested in politics. i thought he performed quite well. he has got two or three complete loonies in his shadow cabinet. people like ed bowles who i think should be taken away and shot. mark: is that a dickensian name? john cleese: no. it is extraordinarily appropriate. i think he should be shot along with a couple of others because i think the labour government under gordon brown were pretty terrible for the last three or four years. most of my friends literally have no idea who they are going to vote for. they are trying to think of the least worst. and i think probably, in my case, i'm going to vote for the liberal democrats because i think we need someone in the coalition who is not looking after scottish interests. mark: a fellow name nick clegg. he is your version of joe biden. john cleese: he's ver

david cameron had angry confrontation with ed miliband on a range of issues health and the economy.have this report. >> reporter: a new phenomenon in politics three parties dominated for so long but have seen reputations diminished. a cynical electorate demanding change. they were up against insurgent parties from the left and right. as well as national parties accusing labour of selling out the poor demanding the rich pay. >> a voice is to be heard, ours is a voice for new, better progressive politics. >> and on the right the u.k. independence party accusing the conservatives selling out britain, by letting in too many immigrants. >> open door immigration depressed wages, buying houses for youngsters difficult, tough to get a gp appointment and not good for the country. >> on issues like the huge budget deficit you could see how far apart parties like the greens are from traditional economist. >> it's worth saying over the past 100 years, britain ran a higher debt to g.d.p. ratio, and no one worried. >> david cameron accused almost everyone of economic naivety. >> i'm hearing more

yet ed miliband is favorite to be prime minister. we need to see coalition and alliances and the rise of the scottish national party is why it's likely that he'll be able to form an alliance before david cameron is. what does all of this mean? we're going to see lots more campaigning. probably more policies which both parties have been criticized for being too short-term in the nature and highlighting the desperation at the moment to try to get votes to get them over the line. it is the closest election since 1992 in the u.k. seven days to go and incredibly exciting it is too. >> for now, thank you so much. still to come on the show a second night of curfew in baltimore and marches against police violence in several u.s. cities. we'll have the latest, next. >>> welcome back. a video has emerged of the greek finance minister involved in an altercation at an athens restaurant. a footage shows a bystander telling him to leave. a statement says his wife hugged him to shield him from the group. this is the video that we have from sky tv.

blair and miliband come from different parts of the party. jon: blair on the campaign trail.: if he can talk to business that will not hurt. if he can unite the party, that will not hurt. he comes with political baggage. they have not seen eye-to-eye. if they can make the business story work, that is interesting. jon: the final reading for march pmi is 65.4. we had to the break and the ftse 100 is higher. good luck for the rest of your day. the pulses up next. . guy: express from the u.s. fedex buys tnt. greece looks east ahead of tsipras' meeting. we will talk to a member of his government. the euro's starts the role. spain has strong manufacturing numbers. ♪ guy: welcome to the pulse." i am guy johnson. my colleague,

new b s&p thinks exposure works for them and miliband was thinking that was good for them.as the grown-up in the room. going how do they feel about blair getting involved? rob: between ed milimband's office and tony blair have a very strange relationship. tony bare thinks you put your tanks there and let even else challenge you. ed millieband takes a view that after the financial crisis the pub slick more skeptical of free markets. more skeptical of business and wants protections and blair's slightly les affair attitude is not where the public is. that said, labor feels it needs to have the endorsement of blair. i was told sedgefield in the northeast of england, i was told about it at midnight last night they are not going it in a way that makes it easy for journalists to go and cover it. i don't think they want lots and lots of questions. so there's a judgment that blair is doing the minimum that he can do. it's -- the blair endorsement of ed millieband is he has shown he is his own mandatory and stood up for himself but stops short of, i think this is the best man on the

miliband. what is he accusing the toris of? >> anna: he had some slides prepared.e slides prepared. he talked the journalists through all of these slides. if you look at how big the cuts will be to the police, to social care, they will be very big in the eyes of labor and concluding that the toris will also have to cut other areas of spending they said they won't cut and suggesting that they will increase the a.t. i'm not sure anyone needs -- as a result of that particular deck declaration. eight days to go until election. guy: very exciting. definitely getting exciting. the sleeves rolled up, the tie is off. the passion is on. we have been become manager italian in politics. francine: that's what our guest thinks he is still with us. you have been at the helm of numerous businesses and you always had a fight in you. what kind of advice would you give to a politician today? do politicians have to be more like coast? looking at cost cutting and leading with not with words but with action? >> in the u.k. certainly yes. there is still a cost-cutting exercise to be don

the labor leader david miliband will face david cameron today.gument that we expected? anna: it is interesting one of the criticisms leveled against ed miliband is he statesmanlike enough. with two weeks to go into the election he will be making a big speech about international relations, about the role of britain in the world. the tabloids have launched a blistering attack on the prime minister. he will say it is time to reject small minded isolationism that diminish the office of prime minister and shrunk the influence of written. specifically on libya, he will lay just a portion of the blame for the libyan refugee crisis on the door of david cameron. he will say the conservatives failed plan for the 2011 fall of colonel qaddafi is one thing he will say made this crisis worse. on europe, he will say he is going to take -- david cameron would take the u.k. to the brink of leaving the european union just to hold the conservatives together, and he will be critical of what he sees as the lesser role we played in the ukraine crisis. you remember fra

prime minister david cameron had a few missteps as he tries to hold off ed miliband.nd who says government only gets bigger? congress is doing all it can to cut the irs. we are looking at the impact. there is an all-new display in the new play clinton the musical. the want to see that? -- do you want to see that? erik: no. let's talk about zynga. the company is going back to the future. ceo don mattrick is out immediately and taking his place is the zynga founder and controlling shareholder mark pincus. remember farmville? zynga once led the market for social gaming but its user base and revenue have shriveled. the company made a slow transition to mobile gaming. what is the committee's future? we have mike on the phone with us from chicago. shares are down 14%, is that all you need to know? mike: zynga has been stuck in neutral for the last couple of years as a goes through a transition to mobile and away from the dependence on facebook games. don mattrick made some changes but ultimately none of the work over the last couple of years resulted in eddie and he hit tit

ed miliband pledges to end the non-domicile rule that allows some people in the u.k.d paying their income tax.

labour leader ed miliband won the evening. let's turn to francine lacqua.elp me understand -- what was everyone allegedly lying about? >> you are saying it perfectly. he took center stage and he was on the right-hand side of the political spectrum. he was saying that the people of britain are being lied to about pretty much everything, about the state of the economy, nhs, immigration. it was on the attack. the people in charge were not there. it made for an interesting debate. you are missing david cameron and nick clegg. on ed miliband, the main opposition party, he did not talk so much about the economy, but talked more broadly about foreign policy and about what it means for the british person voting on the election. >> i believe that britain can do so much better. not a penny of our plan is paid for through borrowing. we will have more doctors and nurses paid for by a mansion tax on properties worth over 2 million pounds. we will clamp down on the tax avoidance and we will freeze your energy bills through 2017. >> they are lying about borrowing more mon

election campaign heads towards its conclusion and things look up for ed miliband. the leader is the most likely candidate become the next prime minister. here's and edwards. this is significant -- here is anna edwards. anna: this is the third we have seen in recent weeks. we have seen better and that puts them at recent weeks is over a labor minority government is more likely to be the election. these bookies are new to u.k. politics. they have not been doing it that long but they correctly predicted a couple of weeks out that it was going to be a no vote on the scottish referendum. many take it more seriously than the polls. was the polling data telling us? caroline: the polls are not helping much. we are still this area were we can't tell who will be ahead. unbelievably tight is the wording that stephan shakespeare used this morning. he was on asia edge with rishaad salamat. he said polls were unbelievably tight. is talking about forecasters shooting their view towards the ed miliband prime minister should because polls are tight and the labour party, whether the

cory: ed miliband promised to promote british property ownership by raising taxes on foreign buyers.n colleges has shut down its remaining 28 schools. they are looking to other colleges to place the 16,000 students at the for-profit institution. corinthian is accused of falsifying grades, attendance, and job placement rates. google will get a patent -- will have a patent shopping spree to see if it can cut down on lawsuits. they are accepting applications from patent owners willing to sell intellectual property. the program is designed to keep patents out of the hands of patent trolls, who then use them to sue corporations like google. in the wake of the devastating earthquake in nepal, tech giants like google and facebook sprang into action. google opened its "person finder" tool, and facebook activated its safety check which allows people to call families and let them know they are alive. they said, if you are in one of the areas affected by the earthquake, you will get a notification asking if you are safe and if you want to check in on your friends. joining us right now is sarah