article_snippet.sent: All of the party leaders have spent the day preparing for tonight's debate, with Cameron facing the prospect of having to defend the Tory-led government from attack on several fronts.
article_snippet.sent: Today Cameron insisted Cameron was not nervous and was 'relishing' the prospect of the two-hour debate in the ITV studios at Salford's MediaCityUK.
article_snippet.sent: Particularly, I shall be arguing and asking the Prime Minister and others, will the Prime Minister and others please admit that, as members of the EU, we cannot have an immigration policy of any kind at all.'
article_snippet.sent: Cameron and Nigel Farage will share the platform tonight with  Labour's Ed Miliband and Lib Dem Nick Clegg, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, the Green Party's Natalie Bennett and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood.
article_snippet.sent: It is the only time Cameron will go up against Ed Miliband, with one of them certain to be Prime Minister after May 7.
article_snippet.sent: The Prime Minister was accused by Labour of 'running scared' after dodging a head-to-head showdown with the Labour leader.
article_snippet.sent: After Cameron objected to broadcasters' plans for three TV debates during the five-and-a-half week campaign, the ITV show marks the only occasion before the May 7 election when the Tory and Labour leaders will face each other.
article_snippet.sent: With all the polls pointing to an extremely tight contest, the Tory and Labour leaders will be anxious to avoid any costly slips while looking for the opportunity to score points at expense of the Tory and Labour leaders rival.
highlights_snippet.sent: Cameron expected to clash with Farage on immigration and Europe .
  