article_snippet.sent: Prime Minister will be absent when Ed Miliband and four other party leaders take part in the televised showdown, after agreeing to just one direct confrontation with Prime Minister rival in the race for Number 10.
article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband addresses supporters during a visit to Crouch End in north London this morning .
article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband will spend the day cramming for tonight's debate after spending the morning campaigning near Ed Miliband home in London . '
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband will be positioned to the far left next to Ms Wood and Mr Farage to the far right next to Ms Sturgeon with Ms Bennett in the middle of the group.
article_snippet.sent: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg gestures as The Prime Minister stands in front of an image of UKIP leader Nigel Farage and Prime Minister David Cameron at a campaign event in Cheadle .
highlights_snippet.sent: PM  absent tonight when five party leaders take part in TV showdown .
  