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 Comment ‘A Labour budget for Labour voters’ The Chancellor was given an impossible task this month. Delivering a difficult Budget as one of the least… James Crouch 29th November, 2025, 8:00 pm Comment ‘Beyond the Budget Labour must inspire the communitarian mainstream’ As the dust settles on the Budget, the Chancellor’s new fiscal headroom might also create some political space… Joe Jervis 29th November, 2025, 10:00 am Comment ‘Labour puts down the Ming vase and picks up the bat’ Since Keir Starmer was elected Labour leader, the party’s entire political strategy has been that of the ming… Sam Mandi-Ghomi 28th November, 2025, 4:20 pm
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
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