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Day of decision – 8 in the morning, May 10th

8am

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

* Nick Clegg has reportedly given himself until the end of today to see if a deal can be struck with the Tories.

* Identity crisis: 43% of Lib Dem voters see themselves as on the left left or centre-left, with only 9% say they are on the right or centre-right.

* Shirley Williams has warned Nick Clegg against doing a deal with the Tories.

* And the Lib Dem grassroots have warned Clegg not to do a deal without electoral reform.

* There are mounting recriminations over the style of David Cameron’s leadership of the Conservative Party and election campaign.

* Gordon Brown, Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell have been discussing the notion that Brown could step down as Labour leader this week, according to Nick Robinson.

* Three Labour MPs have said Gordon should go now, reports the Telegraph.

* Gordon Brown is a collection of Shakespearian tragedies, writes Jonathan Freedland.

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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