David Cameron and Nick Clegg are trying to show a united front this afternoon.

This week marks the second anniversary of the coalition government - and the Prime Minister and his Deputy have chosen a factory in Essex to speak about how they remained committed to working together to fix the economy.

Earlier, Labour leader Ed Miliband held a Q and A session in Harlow in the same county.

He says he wants to "reach out" to the more than two-thirds of voters who didn't turn out to cast their ballot in last week's local elections: