LabourList live blog: The seven-way leaders' debate

There will be more debaters than bloggers for tonight’s LabourList live blog of the first leaders’ debate, featuring seven party leaders.

Events will kick off at 8pm on ITV, but our team of Mark Ferguson, Maya Goodfellow, Conor Pope, Emma Burnell and Stefan Stern will be posting their thoughts right here from 7.30 onwards.

Labour leader Ed Miliband will be taking on David Cameron, Nigel Farage, Nick Clegg, Nicola Sturgeon, Natalie Bennett and Leanne Wood. You can keep up to date with our live blog below:

Tags: David Cameron / Nick Clegg / Ed Miliband / Tories / Lib Dems / Nigel Farage / UKIP / SNP / Labour / Plaid Cymru / TV debates / Nicola Sturgeon / Natalie Bennett / leaders debates / Leanne Wood /

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