Ed Miliband has told broadcasters he will take part in all three televised debates ahead of the election - as he accused David Cameron of "chickening out".
In a speech to the Scottish Labour conference, the party leader said the Prime Minister was "running scared" after only agreeing to appear in one of three of the debates.
Mr Miliband told delegates: "You can refuse to face the public, but you can't deny your record.
"You can try to chicken out of the debates, but don't ever again claim to provide strong leadership for your country."
Mr Miliband said "with or without Mr Cameron" he will be at the debates.
Campaign chairman Douglas Alexander confirmed in a letter to broadcasters that Mr Miliband was prepared to appear, even though David Cameron appears unlikely to take part.
The four broadcasters - the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel 4 - announced they will stick to their previously-announced plans for three debates during the election campaign, and urged the Prime Minister to "reconsider" his refusal to take part in these shows, including a head-to-head showdown with Mr Miliband.
But Mr Cameron's chief spin doctor Craig Oliver said their response was "disappointing" and restated the Prime Minister's "final position" was for a single debate to take place in the week starting 23 March.
Earlier Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said it was "arrogant" for the Tories to think they can dictate the terms of the debates.
"These aren't the debates run by the Conservative Party, they belong to the British people," he said.
"To suggest, as the Conservatives have, that they will only deign to participate in one debate, before they've even published their manifesto, suggests that not only do they not want to defend their record in Government, they don't even want to promote their own manifesto in competition with other party leaders."
Broadcasters are planning a seven-way debate involving Mr Cameron, Mr Miliband, Mr Clegg and the leaders of the Greens, Ukip, Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru on ITV on 2 April, followed by a second show on BBC featuring the same line-up on 16 April.
A final one-on-one clash between the Tory and Labour leaders would be broadcast on Sky News and Channel 4 on 30 April - exactly a week before the 7 May election.
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