David Abrahams at South Shields' Labour dinner
One interesting footnote to my day with David Miliband on Friday was the appearance of at the South Shields Labour Party annual dinner.
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He was eventually cleared of any wrong-doing and the whole affair did not lead to any prosecutions.
You'll remember , in which he spoke about his anger at being depicted as an "oddball" with an agenda, when in fact this was all about his desire for privacy and his commitment to the Labour cause.
Certainly the Newcastle businessman gained nothing personally from his donations.
And clearly Labour bears no grudges, as on Friday night David Abrahams was sat on the Foreign Secretary's table next to Mr Miliband.
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The Moss Week:
Reading: - which shows how Lincoln unexpectedly won the Presidency and then persuaded his rivals to serve in his administration. Echoes of him bringing Hilary Clinton on side.
Listening to: . Springsteen-influenced rock band from New Jersey. Blue collar tales of the States with plenty of guitars turned up to 11.
Will be watching: Dispatches on Channel 4 tomorrow to see . He denies any wrongdoing.
I'm Richard Moss, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Political Editor for the North East and Cumbria. Welcome to my irreverent - but hopefully insightful - northern take on reporting politics for Look North and the Politics Show.
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