The election in pictures, with Martin Argles

29 March 2010: Election posters on the wall of Conservative Central Office Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 29 March: George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, hold a press conference at Conservative Central Office Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 29 March: Osborne at his press conference Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 24 March: Alistair Darling with the budget box outside 11 Downing Street as he prepares for his budget speech Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 24 March: Alistair Darling and his wife, Margaret, on budget day Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 23 March: Tory spin doctor and former News of the World editor Andy Coulson during David Cameron's monthly press conference Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 23 March: Robin Hood tax campaigners protest outside the Treasury, London. The Robin Hood Tax has been suggested by a movement of people who wish to see a tax that takes a tiny amount of money from speculative banking transactions, raising billions of pounds every year, to then be distributed to help fight global poverty and climate change Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 22 March: Nick Clegg and Vince Cable at London Stock Exchange to announce Lib Dem economic policy Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 19 March: Ed Miliband, the climate change secretary, on the roof of his office Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 18 March: Lord Mandelson and Ken Clarke debate policy at British Chambers of Commerce Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 16 March: Dr Richard Taylor, independent MP for Wyre Forest, outside the Houses of Parliament, London. In 2005 Taylor became the only independent MP to have retained his seat for a second term in the house since the 1979 elections Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 15 March: The coffin of former Labour leader Michael Foot arrives at Golders Green crematorium for his funeral, adorned with a Plymouth Argyle football scarf Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 5 March: A demonstration by the English Defence League in favour of the visit to Britain of the Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, who was screening his film Fitna at the House of Lords. There was a counter-demonstration by those opposed to the visit Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 4 March: Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah welcome Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, and his latest wife Thobeka to Downing Street Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 3 March: Eric Pickles, the chairman of the Tory party, outside the Commons Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 1 March: Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem leader, speaks at Salvation Army headquarters about creating a fairer society Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: Martin Argles/guardian.co.uk 28 February: David Cameron makes his keynote speech at the Conservative spring conference in Brighton Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 28 February: Ladbrokes's odds board. Behind, people queue to watch Cameron give his speech Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 28 February: Demonstrators in Brighton at the Tory spring conference Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 26 February: US civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson attends a photocall organized by Operation Black Vote to encourage black people to register for voting Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 24 February: Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street to attend prime minister's question time. Brown said he played no part in negative briefings about his chancellor after Alistair Darling said the 'forces of hell' had been unleashed on him by No 10 Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 23 February: David Miliband, the foreign secretary, and Jack Straw, the justice secretary, talk outside the Foreign Office, after leaving the weekly cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 23 February: Bob Ainsworth, the defence secretary, leaves the cabinet meeting Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 23 February: Ed Miliband, the climate change secretary, speaks to Harriet Harman, the leader of the Commons, after the weekly cabinet meeting Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 22 February: Harold Tilllman, chairman of the British Fashion Council, and Carolyn Rush, the BFC's joint chair, talk to Samantha Cameron (centre), the wife of the Conservative leader Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 22 February: Brown's ex-spin doctor Charlie Whelan leaves Downing Street Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 20 February: Gordon Brown at the Labour party launch for their general election campaign slogan 'A future fair for all' Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 20 February: Brown at the Labour slogan launch at the University of Warwick Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 20 February: Darling at the launch Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 20 February: Harman joins in the applause at the launch Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk 20 February: Conservative-supporting students picket Labour's campaign slogan launch at the University of Warwick Photograph: Martin Argles Photograph: guardian.co.uk