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PM: We brought Britain back from the brink

Parliament has officially been dissolved after Prime Minister David Cameron met with the Queen at Buckingham Palace as the general election campaign - one of the most closely-contested in decades - officially gets underway.

The Prime Minister used the opportunity to tell voters the Tories had put Britain "back on her feet again", and urged people to let them continue what they has started. Meanwhile, Ed Miliband was expected to say the Tories pose a "clear and present danger" to businesses and jobs with their plans for an EU referendum.

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Nicola Sturgeon launches SNP election campaign

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on voters to vote for the SNP to "lock out" the Tories and make for a "more progressive alternative in the House of Commons".

Launching her party's election campaign in Glasgow, Sturgeon said it would be possible to "lock David Cameron out of government" if Labour and the SNP had more MPs than the Tories.

It comes after she called on Labour to "join forces" with the party to ensure the Conservatives do not get elected.

But former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown said the SNP wanted to talk "coalitions and backroom negotiations at Westminster" while Labour would be talking about issues such as the neglect of the NHS and better educational opportunities.

Martin Geissler, ITV News correspondent, reports:

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