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What today's poll findings mean from ITV predicts that Brian Sedgemore's defection to the Lib Dems might help swings in places such as... Cardiff Central. And from the Independent Majority want troops home by end of the year...

Labour's private polls show that the party has not won round many critics of the war among the top AB social group. There are fears at Labour headquarters that the "Iraq factor" may cost it a handful of seats on 5 May, including Cardiff Central, Cambridge and Hornsey and Wood Green.

As for Brian Sedgemore, check out this amazing speech and news on his defection from the BBC.