Miliband today met Andy McDonald, Steve Reed and Sarah Champion to welcome to Westminster, following their election in last week’s by-elections:

          
                                
          
         
                                    
      
    
    
      Mark Ferguson
          
          Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.
        
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