MPs ready to vote on AV referendum – 8 in the morning, February 9th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982
* As many as 40 Labour MPs will rebel on the AV vote today, though the PM is still expected to win it.
* In Afghanistan, the number of British dead is now higher than that in the Falklands, after the loss of three more soldiers over the past few days.
* A new Populus poll today points to the increasing likelihood of a hung parliament.
* People who inform on benefit cheats could be given a share of the resulting savings to the state under proposals being examined by Labour’s manifesto team, the Guardian reports.
* And a £20,000 levy on estates is being considered by Labour to pay for social care plans.
* Just 44% of Americans now approve of Obama’s presidency, while 47% disapprove, a new poll shows.
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- Labour’s enabling, empowering manifesto – 8 in the morning, February 5th
- Tories admit they were wrong on spending cuts – 8 in the morning, February 1st




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