Ed and Nick’s secret meeting: 8 in the morning – January 26th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg held a secret meeting last week – just before Ed Balls was appointed shadow chancellor…

* Miliband admits he’s still learning things about himself.

* Johnson tells his local paper why he had to resign.

* Labour extends poll lead over Tories with ICM.

* Cameron has “no chance” of understanding ordinary people, says Heffer.

* Government’s response to slowdown even more worrying than the figures, warns Ed Balls in the Mirror.

* Tom Watson calls for outside force to investigate Met over phone hacking.

* And London is the banking bonus capital of the world.

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