'LIVE EVENT BLOG' TALLY: DAY 25

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Sometimes you have to smile. I saw that one of the BBC's live election bloggers yesterday was our Lib Dem-loving friend Sarah Bell, so I thought 'Will the Lib Dems get a lot of mentions today?' Well, let's see! Here is yesterday's tally of the number of posts on the BBC's live election blog that report comments (direct/indirect quotations) from party politicians.
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Sat 1/5
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Labour - 11
Lib Dems - 9
Conservatives - 4
SNP - 1
Greens - 1
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Now for the running total for the whole campaign. How do things stand after 25 days?
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Labour - 640
Conservatives - 504
Lib Dems - 425
SNP - 68
UKIP - 38
Plaid Cymru - 36
Greens - 29
BNP - 21
Independents - 4
DUP - 6
Independent Network - 2
Mebyon Kernow - 2
English Democrats - 2
Christian Peoples Alliance - 2
Monster Raving Loony - 1
Communist Party - 1
Sinn Fein - 1
Socialist Labour - 1
Liberal - 1
Christian Party - 1
Respect - 1
Social Democrats - 1