Labour's manifesto launch - 8 in the morning, April 12th

Manifesto

* The Labour manifesto pledge to transfer power over every hospital to local managers, while hospitals that fail to raise standards within three years will be taken over.

* All public sector workers will be expected to speak English and failing police chiefs will be easier to sack, reports the Times.

* Peter Mandelson says the manifesto is “pro-business”.

* The manifesto was previewed in a speech by Ed Miliband yesterday.

* Ed Miliband said this morning that public services will be at the heart of the manifesto.

* If you haven’t already seen it, watch Labour’s new party election broadcast.

* Sally Bercow on what the Conservatives really think of wives.

* One week in, and I don’t really know who David Cameron is, writes Jackie Ashley.

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