1st September, 2010, 12:12 pm Abbott: David Miliband is “the back to the future candidate” Mark Ferguson Share this article: Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList Analysis The King of the Despatch Box The cheers that greeted the PM two days in a row were deafening. As Andy Burnham made his… Emma Burnell 3rd September, 2026, 11:27 am Comment ‘Lead is still harming British children. Why aren’t we screening for it? There is a hidden threat in and around many British homes that wouldn’t even occur to most of… Ruth Jones MP 3rd September, 2026, 6:00 am Columnist Ben Cooper column: ‘End the slum landlord subsidy’ Every year, the state must rent thousands of homes for people in desperate need. Councils are required to… Ben Cooper 3rd September, 2026, 6:00 am
Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson
Analysis The King of the Despatch Box The cheers that greeted the PM two days in a row were deafening. As Andy Burnham made his… Emma Burnell 3rd September, 2026, 11:27 am
Comment ‘Lead is still harming British children. Why aren’t we screening for it? There is a hidden threat in and around many British homes that wouldn’t even occur to most of… Ruth Jones MP 3rd September, 2026, 6:00 am
Columnist Ben Cooper column: ‘End the slum landlord subsidy’ Every year, the state must rent thousands of homes for people in desperate need. Councils are required to… Ben Cooper 3rd September, 2026, 6:00 am
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