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More tributes to Michael Foot – 8 in the morning, March 4th

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By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

* More tributes to Michael Foot, from Neil Kinncok, Tribune, Gordon Brown, Ken Livingstone and others…

* William Hague knew about Lord Ashcroft’s tax status for months, the Guardian reports.

* Former Tory chief executive Barry Legg and others have criticised David Cameron’s handling of the Ashcroft saga.

* Harriet Harman has called for heads to roll in the Tory party…

* Peter Mandelson has criticised US unilateral financial reforms.

* Gordon Brown will appear in front of the Chilcot Inquiry tomorrow, amid calls for him to be questioned about equipment in Iraq.

* Michael Gove has “tied himself in knots” on daytime TV over the “ridiculous” Tory plans for teachers to have a minimum 2:2 degree.

* The debates will overshadow the internet in the upcoming election, says Kevin Anderson.

Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband.

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