The Commons and Lords have passed remaining Bills as the Parliamentary session has ended with prorogation.
MPs shook hands with the Speaker as they filed out of the Commons, with a similar ceremony having also taken place in the Lords, as Parliament was disolved.
The fourth day of the election campaign has seen the focus shift from tax to spending cuts, as the Tories deny claims up to 40,000 public sector jobs could be lost as part of planned spending cuts.
The Financial Times reported that David Cameron's efficiency chief has told him to cut the public payroll by up to £2bn within a year of the general election.
In an interview with the paper, Sir Peter Gershon, the former government adviser who has provided the blueprint for the Conservative leader’s efficiency plans, disclosed how the party's proposed £12bn savings should be achieved.
The Guardian suggests that public sector chiefs earning hundreds of thousands of pounds a year would have their salaries cut back by a future Tory government.
Cameron writes in the paper the Conservatives has assumed the mantle of progress as he pledges to tackle "unfair pay".
And the Daily Telegraph reports that Cameron will today say the highest paid public sector bosses would face a pay cut under a Tory scheme to link their earning to the lowest-paid workers in their organisation.
On the campaign trail today, the prime minister is expected to launch his "battle bus" tour around the country.
Brown will use a speech this evening on the economy to again reject claims that government efficiencies could avoid the bulk of the tax rises.
Cameron will campaign in West London where he will be joined by Mayor of London Boris Johnson, he will later visit a business in Aberdeen.
And Nick Clegg will appear this morning on GMTV before returning to his constituency of Sheffield Hallam joined by his wife.
He is expected to pledge to stop banks charging excessive penalties for customers going over their overdraft limit.
