2nd April, 2010, 7:45 am Labour is “the good samaritan” – 8 in the morning, April 2nd Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * In an interview with Faith magazine, Gordon Brown has said Labour is like a good samaritan, which will “not pass by on the other side”. * Network Rail has been granted an injunction preventing next week’s planned rail strike. * In spite of a Commons setback, Jack Straw will fight on for libel reform to cut the size of “no win fees”. * The Electoral Commision is looking into allegations that the Tories failed to comply with the rules over opinion polls published by Lord Ashcroft. * The number of local council staff on six-figure pay packages has risen 14% in the last year last year, reports the Guardian. * David Miliband announced yesterday the creation of the world’s largest marine nature reserve around the Chagos Islands. * Liam Byrne blogs on the Tory economic credibility gap. * New polling shows Labour are now 9% behind the Tories going into the Easter weekend. 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 Analysis ‘We are all hero voters now’ Well, that was a speech and a half. Andy is an exceptionally good orator – perhaps the best… Emma Burnell 29th September, 2026, 6:42 pm News Five key takeaways from Andy Burnham’s conference speech In his first speech to the party conference as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham laid out his radical vision… Benjamin Lynch 29th September, 2026, 4:53 pm speech Andy Burnham addresses party conference for the first time as Prime Minister – his speech in full Thank you so much, Conference. Thank you. And Nadia, I love you Nadia. I am so proud of… Andy Burnham MP 29th September, 2026, 4:08 pm
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