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After the hustings: 8 in the morning – September 17th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* The leadership candidates clashed last night over spending cuts.

* Read our live blog to see what happened in the final hustings of the contest.

* And find out what our verdict was, and who came out on top…

* The Sun says the trade unions “plotted” to help “Red Miliband”.

* Over at Political Betting, Mike Smithson asks if Ed Miliband’s supporters are more fired up.

* Alan Johnson appears to suggest that Labour will be “stuck in opposition for many years” if Ed Miliband becomes leader.

* Nick Clegg says “I’m not a Tory” in MumsNet debacle…

* And there have been calls to create a minister for mutuals.

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