Iraq’s lasting damage – 8 in the morning, January 13th

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

* ALASTAIR CAMPBELL THANKS EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED HIM yesterday.

* THE CHILCOT INQUIRY IS NOW READY for its most crucial witness: Tony Blair.

* THE IRAQ WAR HAS POISONED OUR FAITH IN POLITICS, writes Jonathan Freedland.

* I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT, not myself, says David Miliband in an interview with the Times.

* LABOUR’S MANIFESTO WILL BE ITS “MOST RADICAL YET”.

* MPS WHO HAVE ADMITTED EXCESSIVE EXPENSE CLAIMS AND MADE REPAYMENTS HAVE REMAINED IMMUNE FROM IDENTIFICATION, the Telegraph reports.

* WHY SHOULD WE JUDGE CAMERON AND BROWN ON HOW THEY DRESS, asks Sathnam Sangera.

* HUNDREDS ARE FEARED DEAD after an earthquake hit Haiti.