16th September, 2010, 8:55 am

Milibands at war: 8 in the morning – September 16th

Mark Ferguson

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* David Miliband says Labour can’t afford to be a “heroic failure” under his brother.

* Mehdi Hasan says David Miliband is rattled.

* In an interveiw with the Mirror, Ed Miliband says he hasn’t amended his misleading wikipedia profile…

* Ed Balls “I appeal to the head and the heart”.

* Steve Richards on the importance of distance from the unions.

* Trident renewal on hold?

* Sunder Katwala on shadow cabinet speculation.

* And Labour take control of Blackburn with Darwen council.

Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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