'LIVE EVENT BLOG' TALLY: DAY 9

Here is yesterday's tally of the number of posts on the BBC's live election blog that report com ments (direct/indirect quotations) from party politicians.

Thur 15/4
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Labour - 47
Conservatives - 42
Lib Dems - 34
Greens - 5
UKIP - 2
Plaid Cymru - 2
SNP - 1
Liberal - 1
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Now for the running total for the whole campaign. How do things stand after 9 days?:
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Labour - 238
Conservatives - 178
Lib Dems - 161
UKIP - 22
Plaid Cymru - 16
Greens - 11
SNP - 10
Independents - 4
BNP - 2
DUP - 1
Communist Party - 1
Sinn Fein - 1
Socialist Labour - 1
Liberal -1