5th March, 2010, 8:52 am Brown to face the Chilcot Inquiry today – 8 in the morning, March 5th Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Gordon Brown is set to face the Chilcot Inquiry today, and will be questioned over cuts to the defence budget during the war. * The Tory lead has been cut to 2% in seats Labour won by 6-14% in 2005. * Evening Standard owner Alexander Lebedev is now also the owner of the Independent. * New school diplomas are too easy for the brightest children, Ofqual warns. * A Met Office review shows that evidence for man-mdae climate change is stronger now than it was in 2007. * Lord Ashcroft is accused of “exploiting his offshore status to avoid paying VAT on opinion polls he commissioned for the Conservatives”. * MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of new reforms to reduce the authority of whips and give more power to backbenchers under a new committee. * Progress have launched a new campaign – “David versus Goliath” – to raise money by small donations “to counter the Ashcroft millions”. Alex Smith Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband. @alexsmith1982 View all articles by Alex Smith Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News Rachel Reeves vows to make ‘necessary choices’ in Budget, but promises ‘fairness at its heart’ Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to take the necessary choices to deliver strong foundations for the economy in… Daniel Green 4th November, 2025, 8:37 am News Labour under pressure over delays to EHRC trans guidance The Labour government has been accused by gender-critical groups of slow-walking guidance for schools and businesses following the… Daniel Green 4th November, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘More than warehouses of pain – Labour’s response to the prison crisis must be humane and evidence led’ Last week saw the release of the (rather misnomered) Safety in Custody statistics – the most recent government… Sara Hyde 4th November, 2025, 6:00 am
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