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Balls £100k leadership windfall: 8 in the morning, August 13th

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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Ed Balls has received the single largest donation of the campaign so far as fundraising totals are revealed.

* Meanwhile Andy Burnham picked up £10k from Liverpool and England player Jamie Carragher.

* Boundary changes would hit Lib Dems hardest, says Newsnight research.

* Sir Alan Budd defends his record as he quits the Office of Budget Responsibility.

* Can Iraq secure their borders without US help? Confusion reigns…

* David Cameron seeks to see EU budget reduced.

* Left Foot Forward take a look at the leaked report on international development.

* And the Economist reports on “Radical Britain”.

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