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 Analysis Which ministers have done the most and fewest broadcast rounds in year one? Health Secretary Wes Streeting has dominated the morning airwaves more than any other government minister since Labour returned… Daniel Green 30th June, 2025, 10:30 pm Comment ‘Welfare reforms still mean a climate of fear. Changes are too little, too late’ Let’s face facts: the government’s benefit cuts bill has been a complete disaster. Even with the recent ‘concessions’,… Ellen Morrison 30th June, 2025, 8:00 pm News Welfare bill: Which MPs are still voting against reforms? Keir Starmer may have averted disaster by watering down his welfare reforms, but he still faces a significant… Luke O'Reilly & Daniel Green 30th June, 2025, 2:47 pm
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