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David Miliband: Don’t back me Blair: 8 in the morning – September 2nd

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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* David Miliband appealed to Tony Blair not to back him, says the Independent.

* Both parties owe much to Tony Blair says John McTernan.

* Steve Richards on a journey that leads to David Cameron…

* The Sun say that the Blair book is excellent news for Cameron and the coalition.

* Blair biographer Anthony Seldon says the former-PM squandered Labour’s spoils.

* Incidentally, ‘A Journey’ is the fastest selling autobiography of all time.

* Darling says his bankers supertax failed.

* And the New York Times makes fresh allegations against Andy Coulson, the Guardian reports…

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