The candidates and the cabby: 8 in the morning – August 5th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* The Sun’s cabby has interviewed all of the leadership candidates – with varied results…

* Michael Brown thinks coalition loyalty will trump party loyalty.

* New research by Demos suggests that Labour is seen as “divided” and “weak”.

* Tony Benn has called for a revolt against coalition cuts…

* But what would his alternative budget look like?, asks Will Straw.

* Seumas Milne says that the US isn’t leaving Iraq, they’re “re-branding the occupation”.

* Proposition 8 has been overturned in California – meaning that same-sex marriage is now legal again.

* And Next has warned that consumer spending is slowing.

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