David Cameron will claim the Conservatives are the true "party of working people" today (TUES) as he seeks to boost his party's election campaign by unveiling a series of manifesto pledges.
The document will pledge that a new Scotland Bill, building on the Smith Agreement on extra powers, will be part of a Conservative government's first Queen's speech.
A leaked text message last night suggested that the manifesto would also include a promise to exempt all workers who earn the minimum wage from income tax.
At the launch Mr Cameron will echo Labour's traditional claim to say: "At the heart of this manifesto is a simple proposition.
"We are the party of working people, offering you security at every stage of your life.
"If you're a young person looking for training... If you're looking for a decent job....If you want to buy your own home...If you're raising a family and need help with childcare...If you fall ill, and need to rely on our NHS... If you are reaching retirement, and want real security...We are there for you - offering security at every stage of your life."
He is expected to conclude: "My message to Britain is this: we have come this far together. Let's not waste the past five years.
"Now is not a time to put it all at risk, but to build on the progress we have made.
"We are the party of working people. So if you want a more secure Britain......if you want a brighter future for your family, and for you......then together, let's build on what we've done - and see this through."
Mr Cameron is also expected to extend the Right to Buy to more than a million housing association tenants south of the border.
Earlier, the Chancellor George Osborne boasted that the manifesto would be "full of new ideas for the future".
The concentration on election pledges is in marked contrast to Labour's decision to include few new items in its manifesto.
The Tories are attempting to put forward a more positive message , following complaints from some candidates that the party's campaign was too negative.
Yesterday (MON) there was embarrassment for Mr Cameron as he was told to stop calling Labour leader Ed Miliband names during his first walkabout of the campaign trail.
As he mingled with voters in the constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed one woman told the Tory leader to be a "good boy" instead.
She criticised the personal attacks on the Labour leader, saying: "I don't like the name calling in politics".
There was further embarrassment for Mr Cameron during the same trip as he was serenaded by a man with a ukulele who cursed at him and told him to go "back to Eton".
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said the manifesto would be for "working people right across Britain.
"It confirms that we will press ahead immediately with our plan to build a stronger, better Union as promised to Scottish voters last year."
Michael Gove, the Conservative chief whip, said that the manifesto would set out a "positive" alternative with "a dream of a good life for everyone, the chance to own your own home, the chance to keep more of your own money in taxation, the chance to ensure that your child goes to a good school and that your family are protected by an NHS which is fully funded."
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