The final, final pitch: 8 in the morning, September 22nd

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* With only hours left in the leadership contest, Ed Miliband makes a last ditch pitch in the Mirror.

* Poll has Labour tied with Tories.

* MI6 “consulted David Miliband on interrogations” says the Guardian.

* Jonathan Freedland says Labour needs to remember who the real enemy is when they meet in Manchester.

* Vince Cable: “Not a Marxist”.

* Former ministers “face shadow cabinet upset” says the FT.

* Cuts will be “brutal”, TUC chief tells Lib Dem conference.

* And Toby Young thinks there are lessons for Labour from Sweden.

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