
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.


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