David Cameron to face party leaders ahead of general election

UK incumbent Prime Minister, David Cameron and one of his contenders in the 2015 general elections, Ed Miliband will face off alongside other party leaders in a single televised general election debate, it has been announced.

Broadcasters have confirmed plans for the seven-way discussion on April 2, and a range of other programmes before the nation goes to the polls.

The first is next Thursday on Sky News and Channel 4, when the Prime Minister and Mr Miliband will be interviewed separately and then answer questions from a live studio audience.

On April 16, the Labour leader is to appear in a BBC debate with counterparts from UKIP, the SNP, the Greens and Plaid Cymru.

The final encounter will be a special Question Time on BBC1 on April 30 featuring the Tory leader, Mr Miliband and Lib Dem Nick Clegg answering questions separately from a studio audience.

The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (as amended by the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013) mandates dissolution of the present 55th Parliament on March 30, 2015 and provides that the election will be held on 7 May, unless the House of Commons votes for an earlier date.

The contenders for the Prime Minister seat are David Cameron (incumbent) of Conservative party, Ed Miliband of Labour party and Nick Clegg of Liberal Democrat.