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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk The aftermath of Peter Mandelson's intervention in the leadership race continued today, with Ed Balls using a LabourList article to criticise the "Miliband soap opera" that has begun to unfold and dominate…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Writing for LabourList last night, Ed Balls used a phrase that may well be taken on by others as we head into the final stages of the leadership contest - "Miliband soap opera". From the outset of this…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Andy Burnham has given a major speech today in Liverpool on coalition reforms to the NHS, accusing the the government of attacking the N in NHS, and setting out his priorities for the health service. You…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk David Miliband has today criticised the government for opting out of the EU directive against human trafficking and the sex trade, accusing the Tories of "putting Tory animosity towards the EU above the…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Writing for LabourList, Ed Balls attacked the "Miliband soap opera" and laid out his housing plans. * Polly Toynbee rails at "vain, venal has-beens", and their interbentions in the leadership contest…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today may have been quiet in the world of work as most people spent the day gardening, sleeping or watching "Three Men and a Baby", but in the Labour leadership race there was a sudden flurry of action, as…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Mandelson warns against trying to create a pre-New Labour Party, in what many have suggested is a criticism of Ed Miliband. * Ed Miliband tells The Sun that he thinks he's going to win. * He has also…
By Mark Ferguson / @MarkFergusonUK There's a whole slew of Labour leadership-related article in today's Sunday papers. The most striking thing about them is that the media, at least, now clearly perceive this to be a two-horse race…
Ed Miliband has given a keynote speech this afternoon in London in which he sets out his stall for why he believes he should be Labour leader. You can now read the full speech below. -- There comes a time in every election when a choice has…
As we reported earlier in our 8 o'clock roundup, Ed Balls has accused David Cameron and George Osborne of being "growth deniers". He was speaking at Bloomberg, where ten days ago George Osborne claimed Labour were "deficit deniers". You can…
* At Bloomberg, where ten days ago George Osborne claimed Labour were "deficit deniers", Ed Balls will accuse David Cameron and George Osborne of being "growth deniers". * £2,000 to meet David Cameron sparks "cash for access" row. * Tory…
With numerous figures associated with the New Labour pressure group working on his campaign, Progress have finally endorsed David Miliband's leadership campaign today. Declaring this to be "David Miliband's moment", September's Progress…
