Good morning everyone, welcome to the live blog of our Newsmaker with David Cameron, George Osborne and Ken Clarke. With recent polls suggesting a hung parliament is the most likely outcome of a general election just weeks away, is the day the Tory fightback begins? uk.reuters.com

We're expecting the Conservative trio to arrive at 1015 GMT, and speeches will start at 1045. Tory leader David Cameron will speak first, followed by former Chancellor Ken Clarke, who will deliver the keynote speech. We're still waiting to here is George Osborne, who was only added to the bill yesterday afternoon, will make a speech. All three will then take part in a short Q&A session -- I'lll bring you minute-by-minute highlights once the excitement begins.

The pound took a battering yesterday after poorer than expected mortgage data and continuing political uncertainty uk.reuters.com Mark Bolsom, Head of UK Trading at Travelex, told Reuters that he thinks a decisive majority is what is needed to stabilise markets. blogs.reuters.com

The theme of this Newsmaker with the Tory leadership is, of course, the economy. Clarke, who was Chancellor under John Major, will be hoping to re-establish the public's faith in Conservative economic policy. A poll published in the Sunday Times this weekend showed, for the first time since July 1997, people have more trust in Labour than the Conservatives on the economy. uk.reuters.com

We were expecting to get under way at around 1045, but looks like our guests are running a few minutes late.

Despite their slide in the polls, Opposition foreign affairs spokesman William Hague is still confident the Conservatives can win the election. In an interview with Reuters, he said: "We are in good shape at the moment. If the election was held today we would win it with a majority in parliament. That is my view from having gone round the country. It's not today so we still have work to do. But we still have a clear advantage." uk.reuters.com

@ Jon Yes it's about the economy and Tory economic policy

@David @TLE I'm afraid not -- we'll hopefully be able to post video of the event later on

Cameron says the deficit is the biggest threat to the economy, a dark black cloud hanging over the economy and we have to deal with it

Cameron says they have a serious plan, and are prepared to make difficult decisions on pensions, public sector pay, on administrations

Cameron is handing over to Osborne to talk about the dangers if people make the wrong choice at this election

Osborne: Everyone knows where the PM is most vulnerable -- he destroyed our pensions system