This is how short lived Cameron’s Europe “poll bounce” was

Cameron could be as bad as Putin, says former Cabinet minister

David Cameron risks comparisons with Russian President Vladimir Putin if he goes ahead with plans to allow Parliament to veto rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), according to former Attorney General Dominic Grieve. According to The Times (£), Cameron is reportedly planning to make the proposal a centrepiece of his Autumn conference speech, in an effort to win over Tory backbenchers and UKIP voters. Grieve has had a long-term opposition to the idea, with many suggesting it is […]

Something amazing has happened to the Labour Party

By Luke Akehurst

Something amazing has happened to the Labour Party and we have all grown so accustomed to it already that we take it for granted and don’t even comment about it. The amazing occurrence is the sustained achievement of party unity, not just for a season or a year but for an entire parliamentary term. This was graphically illustrated over the last few days. First we had the National Policy Forum. A series of great battles were anticipated over key policies […]

Photo: Miliband meets Obama at the White House

Here’s the official White House photo of Miliband’s meeting with president Obama at the White House earlier today. Far from a “brush-past”, it looks (from this photo at least) like the two had a serious sit down meeting. As for the imagery – Miliband and his team will be pleased this is what the White House have put out, with the President reaching out a hand to the Labour leader: You can read what the two men talked about here.

What Miliband and Obama talked about at the White House

Ed Miliband got his meeting with President Obama this evening (afternoon East Coast time). It lasted just short of half an hour, when Obama joined a meeting with National Security Adviser Susan Rice. There’s also a photo of Miliband and Obama – but (interestingly, as it means Obama and his team are “owning” the visit, it’s being sent out by the White House). Here’s what a Miliband spokesperson said the two men talked about: Ed Miliband today met President Barack Obama for […]

Photo: Miliband at the White House

By Mark Ferguson

Update: Miliband did get his meeting with Obama, it lasted half an hour and included discussion on Ukraine, Gaza and the “cost of living crisis”. More details (and a photo) when we have it.  Update: The Obama Miliband photo exists – it’s being issued by the White House… Ed Miliband is meeting the US National Security Adviser Susan Rice (and…maybe someone else) this evening. Here’s Miliband arriving at the White House (photo courtesy of @edstradling): And here’s Miliband and Douglas […]