4th October, 2010, 9:09 am

Coulson ‘listened to voicemail messages’: 8 in the morning – October 4th

Mark Ferguson

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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Andy Coulson “listened to intercepted messages”.

* Sunder Katwala says Coulson is “toast”.

* Cameron is happier than his party says Mary Ann Sieghart.

* Although Tim Montgomerie insists that the Tories love their new leader…

* Warsi tones down her accusations of electoral fraud.

* Child benefit looks set to be scrapped for some recipients.

* Broken campaign promise: Next Left explains the details.

* And Brazil’s Presidential election will go to a run-off.

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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