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Shocking betrayal over benefits: 8 in the morning – August 19th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Labour figures have slammed the Tories over plans to review universal benefits.

* Ed Miliband has ruled out a future coalition with Nick Clegg, should be become leader.

* John Kampfner says Labour needs to “grow up”.

* Over 3,000 A level students with A grades will be turned away from their chosen universities.

* The Attorney General looks set to re-open investigations into the death of David Kelly.

* Writing for LabourList yesterday, Ed Miliband said that we need to leave the New Labour comfort zone.

* Left Foot Forward says that common sense demands a change in UK drug laws.

* And Gordon Brown will earn one hundred thousand dollars a time on the international lecture circuit.

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