GE15: 24 Hours To Go

It's the last full day of campaigning ahead of polls opening in the general election.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will campaign in Edinburgh, making the case for Scotland to "unite to vote SNP" and "make Scotland’s voice heard at Westminster –more loudly than ever before."

Ms Sturgeon said that with less than 24 hours until the polls open, Scotland "has the opportunity to have more power and influence at Westminster than ever before."

She said: “The fact is the SNP are the only party offering an alternative to the harsh Westminster cuts that have caused pain in Scotland and across these islands for the past five years.

“The SNP will vote to scrap Trident renewal – freeing up the £100 billion the Westminster parties plan to waste on immoral weapons of mass destruction and investing instead in health, education and childcare.

“And our plans to end austerity would see an increase in health spending across the UK of £24 billion by 2020/21 - £9.5 billion above inflation - including £2 billion in Scotland.

“We have also made crystal clear that we will never put the Tories into Downing Street. A strong team of SNP MPs will work with other progressive parties to lock the Tories out of Downing Street.

“On Thursday morning, Scotland has the opportunity to make its voice heard at Westminster like never before. I know that a strong team of SNP MPs will have Scotland’s interests at heart first, last - and always. In these final hours I will be campaigning tirelessly to get the message out. And I truly hope that Scotland will unite to put its trust in the SNP to bring about the progressive change that people across the UK are waiting for.”

Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy will highlight his party's childcare pledges at the Enchanted Forest Nursery in Greenock.

He says Labour can still win more than half of the seats at Westminster:

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson will speak at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh to underline their pledge to keep the UK strong and do no deals with Nationalist parties.

“I want to speak directly today to Scotland's quiet majority.

“To the people who believe what I believe.

“Scottish Conservatives can represent your beliefs.

“A party that doesn't go along with the cosy Labour-SNP consensus at Holyrood which spends our money and then asks us to thank them for doing so.

“A party that stands up for the working man and woman: cutting taxes for the low paid, increasing apprentices for young people out of school, guaranteeing a decent pension for people who have worked all their lives and now deserve the chance to get something back.

“And a party that is rock solid, 100% behind the Union, and will never do anything to put that in danger.

“And the truth is that we do face a danger again - of a Nationalist party which is walking all over other pro-UK parties in Scotland.

“A ballot paper marked Scottish Conservative comes with a Union guarantee: this vote is a vote for our United Kingdom. This vote will keep Scotland and the UK strong.

“This vote will never, ever, allow nationalists to do backroom deals with other parties which will allow us to be divided once again.

“This vote says: we stand united, we stand together, we are one people.”

The final day of the Liberal Democrat general election campaign will see the battle bus travel hundreds of miles from the Lake District to John O’Groats, before Nick Clegg returns to Sheffield.

Mr Clegg will campaign with candidates Tim Farron, Jo Swinson, Danny Alexander and John Thurso telling voters they have 24 hours to "keep Britain on track by voting Liberal Democrat and not allowing the Tories or Labour to lurch off to the extremes of left or right."

Scottish leader Willie Rennie says his party will keep any others in check in a likely coalition: