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Labour sniffs a scandal: 8 in the morning – July 23rd

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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…

* Will Straw reviews a briefing from the David Miliband camp – and asks for your help with improving their leadership race prediction model.

* And the life expectancy gap between rich and poor is “wider than in Great Depression”.

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