Welcome to our live coverage of the general election campaign trail.
Labour will be hoping to move on from the Diane Abbott row which deepened last night when it emerged a slew of other left-wing candidates have been blocked from standing in the election for the party.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been busy stirring the pot by claiming Labour are planning to raise VAT if elected, though his remarks have been dismissed as ‘nonsense’ by his shadow Rachel Reeves.
We will bring you the latest news and reaction from campaign events across the country on the day Parliament is dissolved – meaning there are no MPs until after the election.
