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Tory budget bounce – 8 in the morning: June 24th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* In the first opinion poll after the budget, the Tories have received a big budget bounce.

* Ed Balls says Labour must “go into battle to defeat January’s 20% VAT bombshell” in an article for the Mirror today.

* The government has “initiative-itus” says Bob Piper.

* Harriet Harman is the “Darling of Everyone Who Disagrees With Her” says John Rentoul in the Independent.

* Economist David Blanchflower says that the budget “killed recovery at birth”, in an article for the New Statesman.

* Left Foot Forward analyses the IFS data and finds the truth about the “progressive” budget.

* The Labor Party ditched an unpopular PM mid-term to stave off electoral defeat…..in Australia.

* And a former Labour minister tried to avoid a driving ban by claiming “hardship”.

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