31st January, 2011, 8:55 am

Union leader’s phone hacking fears: 8 in the morning – January 31st

Mark Ferguson

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Is Bob Crow the latest victim of phone hacking?

* Banks to unveil £24 billion profits…

* It’s not just the middle that’s being squeezed.

* Mervyn King is being “leant on” says Ed Balls.

* Referendum delay – who benefits?

* Osborne takes £200 from each household, says IFS.

* Is Syria next?

* And the “last ever” Bloody Sunday march took place yesterday.

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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