Ed Balls

As Labour leader Ed Miliband resigns after a crushing defeat in the general election, there are several likely successors, including Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Chuka Umunna.

Britain’s main broadcasters say they are sticking to plans for three televised leaders’ debates in the election campaign – a decision the prime minister’s spokesman called “disappointing”.

Ed Miliband sets out how a Labour government would honour its pledge to cut university tuition fees to £6,000 a year, saying an “entire generation” has been betrayed.

The Lib Dems are at their lowest level of support for 25 years. As a new poll puts them on just 6 per cent, Michael Crick takes his pink Cadillac to Chippenham to find out why the slump.

Chris Leslie MP says the George Osborne’s £2bn NHS pledge for extra NHS funding is “smoke and mirrors.” “We need to raise real revenue over a consistent period of time.”

Chancellor George Osborne says he will put an extra £2bn into front-line health services across the UK. In contrast, Labour say they will give the health service £2.5bn more with its mansion tax.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls says the previous Labour government did not regulate the banks “in a tough enough way” and his party has learned lessons since then.