Manifesto reaction - 8 in the morning, April 13th

8am

* Speaking with Jeremy Paxman, Nick Clegg refused to rule out a coalition deal last night, saying if there is a hung parliament “politicians will need to speak to each other to give the reasoned, sane government that people deserve.”

* A leaked email from Tory Adele Douglas reveals the abuse she received from Conservatives for her northern accent.

* And John Harris says that “Cameron is a nobody in the north.”

* Three new polls last night all still point to a hung parliament.

* LabourList is in praise of Ellie Gellard.

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