article_snippet.sent: Tonight's 'Challengers' Debate' will feature Mr Miliband, Ukip's Nigel Farage, Natalie Bennett of the Greens, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood.
article_snippet.sent: The BBC1 debate, hosted by David Dimbleby at 8pm tonight, is the second TV showdown of the campaign, following an ITV broadcast on April 2, also featuring David Cameron and Mr Clegg, from which no clear winner emerged.
article_snippet.sent: Tonight's 'Challengers' Debate' will feature Mr Miliband, Ukip's Nigel Farage, Natalie Bennett of the Greens, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Clegg, who was campaigning in the north-west, said Mr Clegg, who was campaigning in the north-west asked to take part in tonight's debate, but was 'denied the opportunity' by broadcasters.
article_snippet.sent: I find it very odd that the debate tonight doesn't have anybody from one of the parties that have actually been trying to govern this country.'
article_snippet.sent: Responding to Mr Clegg's complaint of being excluded from the debate, a BBC spokesman said: 'Over many months the broadcasters, jointly, have worked hard to ensure that the broadcasters audiences were offered the best possible combination of programmes to help the broadcasters engage with the election, to inform the broadcasters about the issues and to scrutinise the politicians. '
article_snippet.sent: The programmes which have been agreed - including the BBC debate on the 16th - involved all sides, broadcasters and parties, making a number of compromises, allowing the different elements to go ahead. '
article_snippet.sent: For each of the broadcasters, ensuring due impartiality is not only a priority, but an obligation and BBC BBC is satisfied that the election programmes BBC is offering on each of BBC services fulfils that obligation and that all the relevant parties will have the opportunity to put all the relevant parties case - and to be appropriately scrutinised.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Nick Clegg has been excluded from the 'Challengers' debate on the BBC .
  