
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk
* Labour leads with ComRes for the first time since 2007.
* Political Betting asks if this is the cuts kicking in…
* Gordon Brown made his first commons speech since the election last night.
* Sir Michael White says life after No 10 can be tough for former PM’s.
* Andrew Lansley is the “servant of big pharma”.
* The coalition’s liberalism is under strain, says Steve Richards.
* Prisoners are set to get the vote.
* And judgement day for the Tea Party as the US goes to the polls.


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