Senior figures from major parties make their pitch to London and answer your questions. UKIP are not coming; Gatwick is sponsoring, so maybe ask about impartiality.

ON May 7, Britain goes to the polls in the most tightly fought and unpredictable general election in decades.

London is an important electoral battleground and it is also the engine of the UK economy. But a growing population is putting increased pressure on an over-stretched infrastructure and public services. Housing is an urgent issue for Londoners.

Yet much of the rest of the country is hostile to London. Will our city get what it needs from the next government?

To debate the key issues - and the London angle - the Evening Standard and Centre for London invite you to The London Hustings, chaired by BBC Newsnight's Kirsty Wark. 

Grant Shapps MP, Conservative Party Chairman
Born in Hertfordshire in 1968, Grant went to school in Watford and set up his own printing business at the age of 22. He fought North Southwark and Bermondsey in 1997 before standing as the Conservative candidate for Welwyn Hatfield in 2001, finally winning the same seat from Labour in 2005. Since then he has campaigned on local issues such as protecting health services, and starting a successful apprenticeship programme. After the May 2010 election, he was appointed Minister for Housing and Local Government, and was responsible for driving through the main housing reforms of the Coalition Government, including a more generous Right To Buy. Now Conservative Party Chairman, he is determined to secure an outright majority in May 2015.
Chuka Umunna, Labour MP for Streatham and shadow business secretary
A corporate employment law solicitor by profession, Chuka studied English Law and French Law at the University of Manchester and the University of Burgundy, followed by Nottingham Law School. He trained and practiced at the international City law firm Herbert Smith where he acted for businesses large and small, from global conglomerates to family run firms working on commercial transactions and high value civil litigation. Later he worked at the central London law firm Rochman Landau, where he continued to act for businesses in addition to employees.
Following his election to Parliament, in June 2010 he was elected by fellow MPs to serve on the Treasury Select Committee and in October 2010 was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party. In May 2011, Chuka became Shadow Minister for Small Business and Enterprise in Labour's Shadow Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) team, led by the Rt Hon John Denham MP. In October 2011, Chuka was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, replacing John Denham who announced his resignation from Shadow Cabinet.
Lynne Featherstone, Liberal-Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green and a Home Office minister
Lynne was born and brought up in North London. She went to primary school in Highgate and still lives there today. Before entering politics, Lynne ran her own design company. In 2005, Lynne became the Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, overturning a 26,000 Labour majority. In her ministerial roles (Equalities, Development and Crime Prevention) Lynne launched a campaign to end FGM within a generation, and she was the architect of Equal Marriage law. Locally, Lynne campaigns with residents to protect local services. Her greatest achievement was saving the Whittington A&E from closure by the previous Labour Government.
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party
Natalie has been the elected leader of the Green Party since September 2012. She was previously the Co-ordinator of Camden Greens and founding chair of the Green Party Women's Group. She is standing in Holborn and St. Pancras in the 2015 General Election. Born in Sydney, Australia, she has lived in London since 1999. She started her career as a journalist in rural New South Wales and has worked for the Bangkok Post, the Telegraph, the Independent, The Times and, most recently, as editor of Guardian Weekly.
Within the party she's been an active worker on policy, on issues ranging from the abolition of the Corporation of the City of London to abortion rights, proportional liability on the roads to job-share MPs and a 40% quota for women on major company boards, the treatment of women offenders and the rights of asylum-seekers and sex workers.

Guildhall, Gresham St, London EC2, 6.30pm on Tuesday 21 April. Doors open 6pm. Admission is free but strictly by ticket only, available from standard.co.uk/Hustingsevent