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Voters are looking afresh at Labour – 8 in the morning, March 2nd

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By Alex Smith / @alexsmth1982

* A new poll shows the deficit with the Tories down to five points; though the YouGov tracker has increased back to seven.

* John Curtis on why voters are looking afresh at Gordon Brown.

* Peter Mandelson has called for tougher business takeover laws to help protect employees and shareholders.

* The “wilfully ignorant Conservative stance” towards Michael Ashcroft’s tax affairs was becoming as familiar as it was contemptuous, says the Guardian leader.

* The Ashcroft affair is a saga that reflects badly on the Tories, says the Independent.

* Hillary Clinton says the US is ready to step in to help solve the Falklands conflict.

* Doubts about a hung parliament sent the pound tumbling yesterday.

* Tony Blair was warned by civil servants that the Iraq War may have been illegal as early as 2000, the Indpendent reports.

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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