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Blair tells Cameron to forget ideology: 8 in the morning – June 29th

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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* “The British people have again elected a centrist government.” Blair says Tories should learn from Labour’s mistakes.

* Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman says, “slashing spending in the midst of a depression, which deepens that depression and paves the way for deflation, is actually self-defeating.”

* Frank Field says shirking fathers should lose their benefits.

* A leading police officer has said cuts will lead to fewer police officers.

* The Mirror says that the budget will have a disproportionate impact upon the poor.

* The Northern Echo reviews the Newcastle leadership hustings.

* Labour MPs have spoken out against Jeremy Hunt’s Hillsborough comments.

* And the VAT rise passed last night, despite a small Lib Dem rebellion…

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