Question Time Election leaders' debate: Ed Miliband says he won't become PM if it means doing a deal with the SNP - live updates
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Your support makes all the difference.Ed Miliband has said he will not become Prime Minister if it means doing a deal with the SNP.
The Labour leader made the comment during a final televised appearance before the election tonight in a Question Time event hosted by the BBC.
"If it meant not being in government, so be it.... We're not gonna have any deals," he said.
The three main party leaders were quizzed separately by broadcaster David Dimbleby and an audience for half an hour each at Leeds Town Hall.
Nigel Farage, Ukip's leader, is appearing in his own separate Q&A session later this evening.
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The BBC's Question Time election special tonight has already been beset with controversy, after it was accused of bias from all sides.
Under the plans put forward by the Corporation, the audience will be made up of 25 per cent each of supporters from the Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems. Another 15 per cent will consist of a mix of those who say they will vote for the remaining smaller parties, and the final 10 per cent will be those who are yet to make up their minds.
But Labour said that meant the Coalition would be represented by 50 per cent of the audience, while the Tories said there was potential for "left-wing bias" as up to two-thirds could be Lib Dem, Labour or Greens voters.
The three leaders will at no stage debate each other but will instead face questions from a studio audience for 30 minutes each, moderated by David Dimbleby.
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