Labour’s Ben Bradshaw has been having a smelly few days…
Parliamentary Authorities responded, saying:
“The engineers of the Parliamentary Estates Directorate have now identified the problem – a broken urinal waste pipe. There has been no damage to possessions/IT equipment and there will be a clean-up.”
Earlier this week, Shadow Scotland Secretary Margaret Curran announced that a Labour government would put forward a “Home Rule Bill” for Scotland within 100 days of the general election. Ed Miliband is in Glasgow today – along with Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy – and he’ll be reiterating that pledge, as well as promising to immediately devolve power over the Work Programme to Scotland. Here’s what Miliband is expected to say in Glasgow this morning: “We have kept our promise and […]
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It has been one of the main political stories throughout the day, despite going on telly at about 11 o’clock last night. The clash between Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark and Andy Burnham over the NHS on Newsnight last night was one to remember: the increasing interruptions led to a bit of a barney during the 10 minute interview. But who won? Judge for yourselves…
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We knew it would happen eventually, but 99 days before the election? At some point during every election, a party leader forgets the name of one of their candidates when speaking to the local press. Nick Clegg may have set a new record by fumbling up a full 12 weeks before voters go the polls. In an interview with the Aberdeen-based Press and Journal, the Deputy PM referred to the Lib Dem candidate for Gordon as “Justine” Jardine. Her name, […]
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YouGov’s polling for the Times Red Box looks like it could have the keys to Labour’s election success. Or, at the very least, an indicator of what gain us a little more support. They’ve done this by probing three particular areas – austerity big business and international relations – to see what policies would garner Labour the most support. The first and arguably most topical question given anti-austerity party Syriza’s electoral success in Greece on Sunday is what direction those […]
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Labour are holding an Opposition Day debate on NHS funding today (it’s happening right now in fact: you can watch it here). Shadow Chief Secretary to Treasury Chris Leslie is leading the debate for Labour, who before the debate began said that the health service was “in crisis” and “cannot survive another five years of David Cameron.” The full text of Labour’s motion today is: That this House notes comments from leading doctors and nurses that the NHS is in […]
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