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by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter David Miliband has called for a television debate between all candidates for the Labour leadership. He has written to his opponents saying: "This leadership election must be a credit to the Labour party. It…
by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter David Laws, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has resigned after The Daily Telegraph revealed that he claimed more than £40,000 in expenses for a room rented from his long-term partner. Laws' full letter of…
by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter General Secretary of the Fabian Society, Sunder Katwala, has posted a letter from himself to Labour leadership contenders 'David, Ed and Ed' on the blog Next Left. The letter requests that the frontrunners…
Today's Guardian provides an extract from Alastair Campbell's uncut diaries, said to be "frank, open [and] revealing". The extract is set against the backdrop of former Labour leader John Smith's death, and the leadership struggle that…
by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter In an article in today's Guardian Yvette Cooper defends her decision not to stand in the Labour leadership race, writing: Ed, always my strongest supporter, said he'd back me and stand aside if I wanted to…
by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter In Harriet Harman's response to the Queen's Speech she quipped at the Clegg-Cameron partnership, announcing "While the happy couple are enjoying the thrill of the rose garden the in-laws are saying that…
by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter In a talk at the LSE today Ed Miliband outlined his plans for a 'Living Wage'. His campaign will call for the five million lowest paid British workers to have their current £5.83 minimum hourly rate raised…
A poll conducted by Politics Home into public opinion of twenty two key measures from the Queen's Speech has revealed that voters are 'unconvinced by free schools policy', with just 14 per cent net approval. Plans to part-privatise Royal…
by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter Diane Abbott has written an article in today's Daily Mirror in which she describes herself as the voice 'of ordinary Labour supporters'. She discusses her reasons for putting herself forward in the party's…
By Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter Research conducted by The Times predicts at least 300,000 Whitehall and other public sector jobs will be lost under the Government's imminent spending cuts. It has been estimated that this figure could rise…
by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter In an interview with the Observer today, Neil Kinnock gives his reasons for backing Ed Miliband in the Labour leadership race, stating that 'he has got the X-factor, especially where the X is the sign you…
by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter In a blog published on his new website today, John Prescott details the reasons behind his move to stand for the role of Labour Party Treasurer. He emphasises four 'key aims' that the Labour Party should…
