Mandelson attacks Manifesto: 8 in the morning – September 20th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Peter Mandelson has criticised Ed Miliband’s general election manifesto as “crowd pleasing”.

* Tom thinks Mandelson might be confused.

* Sunny Hundal asks why the old guard are tearing Labour apart.

* Gordon Brown on poverty in Africa.

* And Sarah Brown writes on the maternal health gap.

* Next Left looks at the possibility of a Lib Dem/Labour coalition.

* Vince Cable claims there is no sign of a double dip recession.

* And Nick Clegg and Liam Fox fight it out over Trident.

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