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Dear Lib Dem Voter: 8 in the morning – August 24th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Ed Miliband pledges “once-in-a-generation” realignment of politics in letter to Lib Dem voters.

* Neil Kinnock has written for the Mirror, explaining why he’s backing Ed Miliband.

* Labour has launched a campaign to defend the success of ASBOs.

* Clegg tells Cameron that middle class benefits may have to go.

* The General Secretary of Welsh Labour is to step down.

* David Miliband wins the Edinburgh East primary.

* The Tories have held secret talks with trade unions.

* And the Mirror says axed civil service jobs are being replaced by agency workers “on the cheap”.

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