6th February, 2012, 8:16 am Spot the difference: Expelliarmus edition Mark Ferguson Share this article: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe before the election: “I rather like Nick Clegg” And now: “Nick Clegg has become a whipping boy. He has been totally used by the Tories. Anything they don’t want badly reflected on them, they reflect on to him.” Tags: Nick Clegg / Celebrity / 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 Keir Starmer: ‘I regret appointing Peter Mandelson’ but admits Epstein questions had been raised during vetting Keir Starmer has said he regrets appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States and claimed that… Daniel Green 4th February, 2026, 1:00 pm Comment ‘For the energy transition to work, it must deliver good union jobs, not just clean power’ By now anyone who lives near the coast will be familiar with the sight of offshore windfarms in… Sue Ferns 4th February, 2026, 11:26 am News Labour sees polling boost amid Reform slump in opinion polls Labour has seen a slight bump in opinion polls over the last few weeks, LabourList analysis can reveal.… Daniel Green 4th February, 2026, 6:00 am
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