Liam Byrne to stand for Birmingham Mayor (but isn’t leaving the shad cab yet)
As we suggested might happen a few weeks ago, Liam Byrne will tomorrow throw his hat into the…
Mark Ferguson
David Miliband on Ed, Blair, defeat and the Tory Party
There’s an interesting interview with David Miliband in the May issue of GQ. The elder Miliband has returned…
Ken Livingstone responds to recent criticism over his relationship with Jewish Londoners
At the weekend I expressed some concerns about Ken Livingstone’s relationship with the Jewish community. I talked about…
Petrol, Panic, Pasties and more bad headlines for Cameron
Today’s front pages are bad for Cameron, perhaps not as bad as last week’s budget, but almost. Crucially,…
Anatomy of a pasty story
Update: Downing Street have now said the hot pastry item was purchased in Liverpool not Leeds. Ah well…
Could Labour lose Bradford West?
Update: I’ve had word from the ground this evening that goes against what I was told earlier this…
Return of the pledge card
Today Ed Miliband is launching “Labour’s action plan to protect family budgets” as part of the build up to…
This poll lead is soft – here’s how Labour can harden it
So after a fairly disastrous budget and a Tory donations scandal, Labour’s poll lead is looking both bigger…
Labour’s budget bounce
Beware rogue polls etc. but even with that in mind, this is a poll that stands out. Especially…
Maude has made a cross-party consensus on funding less likely, not more…
Francis Maude had an opportunity to come to the house this afternoon and begin the process of dealing…
