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A good night for Labour: 8 in the morning – September 10th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Labour picked up seats in the Exeter and Norwich by-elections yesterday.

* The Economist on Ken Livingstone, “The undead red”.

* Yesterday’s debate on phone hacking was powerful and thoughtful – watch Tom Watson MPs speech.

* Andrew Lansley backtracks over NHS Direct.

* The TUC will be campaigning against cuts, but admit they can’t stop them all.

* Mehdi Hasan takes a peek beneath Vince Cable’s halo.

* Left Foot Forward want you to vote on the fifty most influential lefties.

* And Caroline Lucas suggests “job sharing” for MPs.

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