7th January, 2012, 10:17 pm What the PM considers reasonable political discourse Mark Ferguson Share this article: In an interview with the Telegraph: “he criticised Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, saying that his heckling at Prime Minister’s Questions was “like having someone with Tourette’s sitting opposite you”.” The PM should apologise. Tags: David Cameron / Ed Balls / 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 News Full list of MPs, councillors and NEC members calling for ‘reset’ in Labour Dozens of Labour MPs, councillors and members of the party’s national executive committee have called for a “reset”… Daniel Green 19th March, 2026, 11:03 am Comment ‘A reset that means something’ “Reset” is fast becoming one of the most overused words in politics. Every difficult moment seems to produce… Minesh Parekh & Kerry Postlewhite 19th March, 2026, 6:00 am Analysis ‘The by-election where all was to play for – and the spectre of Reform loomed throughout’ The past has a funny way of crystallising in our memory. Hotly contested elections, with campaign strategies ranging… Chris Rej 19th March, 2026, 6:00 am
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