Prime Minister David Cameron and Mayor of London Boris Johnson dropped into Colindale with less than 48 hours to go before the next General Election.

Mr Cameron, who is hoping to serve a second term as Prime Minister, visited the Utility Warehouse, in Edgware Road, Colindale.

Staff erupted into cheers as the Conservative leader walked up the stairs with Mr Johnson and the two addressed the crowd.

The two were joined by the Conservative's parliamentary candidate for Hendon, Matthew Offord.

Mr Johnson said: “If Labour win on Friday, you’ll see the fear of Ed Miliband. Let’s dodge that bullet, let’s give that nightmare, that madness, a miss. We can, and we do have, a very clear choice.”

The visit comes as a recent Ashcroft poll showed Labour are inching ahead in Hendon.

Speaking to the Times Series, Mr Cameron spoke about the cuts to Mapledown School, in Claremont Road, Cricklewood.

Parents say severely disabled children are now unable to attend after school activities – “the only respite they get” – due to changes to the way the council's short breaks budget is distributed.

He said: “This government supports special schools and we have changed the guidance councils get about special schools and the important thing now is that there’s parental choice.

“The decision about funding is a Barnet Council decision.”

But when the Times Series said parents claim Mapledown runs the “only” suitable activities for their children, Mr Cameron said: “That is why the school is so important and that’s why the school is being supported.

“I know the council strongly supports special school provision. My understanding is that the reason the budget down is because fewer people have been going.”