Five party leaders make their final pitches for your votes

In case you hadn't noticed, there's a general election taking place tomorrow. As part of the last push to get your vote, the leaders of five parties have written for i, our sister paper, to give their final pitch to you.

David Cameron

Conservatives

The choice is clear. Me as Prime Minister – or Ed Miliband as Prime Minister, held to ransom by the SNP. A strong economy, or a weak, unbalanced, unstable economy. A plan to make life better for you, or a whole load of promises and no way of delivering them. I say we need that stability, that strong economy. Families across the UK are depending on that. I can make the case for it. But only you can make a brighter future for Britain a reality, by voting Conservative tomorrow.

Read the full pitch here.

Ed Miliband

Labour

I’m not asking you to vote simply for Labour tomorrow. I’m asking you to vote to reward hard work again for everyone in our country, to build a future for all our young people, to rescue our NHS and, above all, to vote for a country where we put working families first. That’s what’s on the ballot paper.

And I’m not simply asking you to reject the Conservatives but to reject their plan to put the rich and powerful first. We will ask those with the broadest shoulders – particularly the super-rich avoiding their taxes – to carry more of the burden. We all know that this election will be very close. It could be decided by a few hundred votes in a few dozen constituencies. I’m asking you all to put your family, your NHS and your country first. Vote Labour.

Read the full pitch here.

Nick Clegg

Liberal Democrats

Only the Liberal Democrats can make sure the next government keeps Britain on track. Every Liberal Democrat MP makes Labour’s reckless borrowing less likely. Every Liberal Democrat MP makes George Osborne’s ideological cuts less likely. And every Liberal Democrat MP is a barrier between Nigel Farage and Alex Salmond and the door to 10 Downing Street. Every Liberal Democrat vote and every Liberal Democrat MP will be dedicated to building a stable economy, a decent society and a united country.

Read the full pitch here.

Nigel Farage

Ukip

We called our manifesto “Believe in Britain” because we do believe in our country. We do believe that we should give people a say on our membership of the European Union. We do believe in revision of the Barnett formula, for a fairer deal for the taxpayers of Britain.

Tomorrow, the voters of this country have a very serious decision to make, and we hope that these policies, as well as our commitment to positive change, will spur them on to vote Ukip.

Read the full pitch here.

Nicola Sturgeon

SNP

MPs from England will always be the largest part of any Westminster majority, but to ignore Scottish voices would be wrong. Last year, people in Scotland were told their voices – and presumably their votes – really mattered. They were implored not to leave the UK, but instead to lead it. Now, when it appears that many people across Scotland are prepared to follow that advice and vote to make their voice heard, the legitimacy of their votes is openly challenged. For as long as Scotland remains part of the Westminster system, that means our voice – and our votes – must have equal weight. Anything else would be an affront to the democratic principles which the SNP’s critics claim to hold dear.

Read the full pitch here.

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