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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today the candidates have been at the TUC, attending the penultimate hustings of the leadership campaign, before the final televised tussle on Thursday when they clash on Question Time. As a Populus poll…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber on cuts, and how the majority killed the poll tax. * Barber says the public will back the unions against cuts. * Trade Unions have threatened mass strikes against…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk There's an interesting development in the leadership race today, as a new poll from YouGov suggests that Ed Miliband will pull ahead of his brother when second and third preferences are taken into account…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ed Balls has today unveiled a 'co-operative manifesto', as he heads to the Co-op Party conference. Launching the manifesto, Ed said: "I'm proud to be a Labour and Co-operative MP - and the first Co-op MP…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk As the candidates head towards the penultimate weekend of GOTV, today was a quieter day in the race. As the Co-op Party are guest editing LabourList this weekend, "In the race" will also be taking a brief…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Over one hundred Labour PPCs have issued an open letter declaring support for David Miliband. The former candidates write: "We recognise that historically following a General Election loss our party has…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Labour picked up seats in the Exeter and Norwich by-elections yesterday. * The Economist on Ken Livingstone, "The undead red". * Yesterday's debate on phone hacking was powerful and thoughtful - watch…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today has been mostly spent in the South West, as the candidates campaigned in the Exeter by-election, and prepared for the Labour in the World hustings in Bristol this evening. ED BALLS and team were up…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * The Sun reports on the level of union spending on Ed Miliband - although they have included the cost of posting ballot papers... * Gender equality plan shelved, as PLP votes to retain say over shadow…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Tonight all of the candidates were at the Fabian Women's hustings, which by all accounts were well attended. Today there was an important vote within the PLP - but what have the candidates been up to on…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk The Press Association are reporting that the shadow cabinet will continue to be elected by the PLP, with elections held every two years (instead of every year as was previously the case). The quota for…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today the PLP have a real choice to make that could prove just as important for the party as the leadership election. As they vote on proposals to alter the way in which the shadow cabinet is chosen, the…
