
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk
* Labour “sniffs a scandal” over a Tory donor and the cancelled forgemasters loan…
* The Guardian reports the Labour reaction.
* Jack Straw has been asked to appear before the US Senate over the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
* Meanwhile Johann Hari says “There is no question there was a plot” over Megrahi.
* And the AV referendum question is….
* Cambridge University says scrapping AS levels will mean they admit fewer state school students…
* And the life expectancy gap between rich and poor is “wider than in Great Depression”.


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