As they attempted to win over voters, they admitted failures and they championed strengths - here is the Battle for Number 10 in their own words...
ED MILIBAND
:: On his brother:
"It was a difficult contest between me and David. It was a bruising contest.
"Why did I stand? I thought someone needed to lead the Labour Party who could move us on from New Labour.
"Because I thought that at the time that it was necessary for the country, and necessary for our party.
"And I had strong views about how we needed to change the country.
"I think this country's too unequal and we've got to change. I think New Labour was too relaxed about inequality."
"I mean it was bruising for me, it was bruising for David. It's healed - or healing - I would say, to be totally frank about that, but..."
:: On his image:
"I don't care what the newspapers write about me, because what I care about is what happens to the British people, and I know that this country could be so much better."
:: On his toughness:
"Am I tough enough? Am I tough enough? Hell yes, I'm tough enough."
:: On spending cuts:
He said that under Labour there would be reductions in spending outside of protected areas such as health and education.
"The figure is at least hundreds of millions, more than a billion pounds."
But he could not say where, adding: "That's not the point - we are going to make these decisions when we are in government but ... I have set out an overall approach."
:: On immigration:
"I think we have got very high levels of migration, I think we do need to try and get those levels of migration down, particularly low skilled migration.
"I'm not going to make a false promise on this."
Mr Miliband admitted Labour "got it wrong" on immigration and had underestimated the number of eastern Europeans that would come to the UK.
:: On the rich:
"Wealth creation is an incredibly important part of building a more prosperous society and a fairer society.
"But the difference with me - and this is important - is I think the way we succeed is not simply with those at the top doing well but all working people succeeding.
"It is when working people succeed that Britain succeeds.
"That may sound like a political slogan but it isn't. It is actually a reality for how a country gets on."
:: On a deal with the SNP
"I'm not going to get into a bargaining game with Alex Salmond."
When Mr Paxman suggested he would indeed have to make a deal, Mr Miliband hit back with: "Don't be so presumptuous, there's six weeks to go - you don't get to decide the election result.
"You're important Jeremy, but not that important."
:: On the EU:
"I think leaving the EU would be a disaster for our country.
"I don't want us to leave the EU so why would I call a referendum in 2017 and plunge the country into two years of debate about something I do not want to see happen."
DAVID CAMERON
:: On zero hours contracts
Could he live on a zero-hours contract? "No I could not live on one of those," he said.
"But the point is some people choose a zero-hours contract.
"If you're a student for instance and you want to do some part-time work, a zero hours contract can work for you.
"That's why we haven't outlawed them altogether, what we've outlawed is exclusive zero-hours contracts...
"And no I couldn't live on one of those - and that's why we outlawed them."
:: On his wealthy friends
Mr Cameron was questioned over friendships with Jeremy Clarkson, Tory peer and former HSBC chairman Lord Green and former News of the World editor Andy Coulson.
Paxman asked: "What do you have in common with all these rich people?"
The Tory leader replied: "The aspersion you are trying to cast is completely ridiculous."
And on Clarkson he said: "I just simply answered a question I was asked and said he is a friend of mine, he is a talent and I hoped it could be resolved.
"Treating the people you work with badly is not acceptable.
"The BBC have made their decision and that is absolutely right for them."
:: On the NHS
Asked if he would allow more private provision of NHS services, he said: "If it's good healthcare, that's what matters to me.
"I love our NHS. It has done amazing things for my family.
"I want to make sure that is always there for families in our country.
"That will always be predominantly an NHS provided by NHS providers. The independent sector is a tiny proportion of the total."
:: On spending cuts
Mr Cameron refused to spell out where the Government would find £12bn welfare cuts.
He said: "We've said there is a £30bn adjustment - £13bn in government departments, £12bn welfare, and £5bn on tax avoidance.
"We know that it is possible to make the savings in welfare ... We know that there will be difficult decisions and we will have to go through every part of the welfare budget."
:: On immigration
He admitted he had failed to meet his pledge to reduce net migration to the "tens of thousands" and said: "We have not met the commitment that I made, I fully accept that.
"I believe that is still the right ambition.
"We have achieved a cut from outside the EU but inside the EU we haven't achieved it."
:: On the European Union
"Europe isn't working properly for us, that's why we need the renegotiation.
"That's why I think those who say 'have a referendum straight away' are giving the British people a false choice.
"I want to give a proper choice: stay in a reformed institution or leave. But it will be the British people's choice.
"There's only one way to get a referendum and that's to make sure I am prime minister after the election."
:: Highlights of the Battle For Number 10 can be seen on Sky News today at 9.30am and 9.30pm and all digital platforms.
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