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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk After George Osborne's claims today that the recent budget is "progressive" and "fair", shadow chancellor Alistair Darling has fought back, saying Osborne will need more than warm words: "There's nothing…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * A YouGov poll for The Sun has found that voters believe that the Lib Dems sold out their principles to join the government. * John Rentoul says that Labour must engage with the Tories on the centre…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today the leadership race jerks back into action as several of the candidates return from short family breaks and get straight back to work. For some of course the race has continued throughout early…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Update: Leadership candidate Diane Abbott has praised Blair's decision. Speaking to the BBC this afternoon, she said: "I've only ever criticised Tony Blair on political questions, he's giving a large sum…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Responding to Andrew Lansley's announcement that mixed-sex hospital wards would be closed, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham retaliated, calling it "political opportunism", since Labour had already…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Nick Clegg will try to make the most of his two weeks in charge as Cameron heads off on holiday. * Alan Milburn will be announced as the government social mobility Tsar. * Although the Mail are up in…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Senior figures in the Labour Party and the trade union movement have been reacting today to the news that Alan Milburn is the latest former Labour minister to take up a role in the coalition government. He…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk It must be exasperating to be a Labour mayoral candidate right now. Everyone is cheering for their chosen candidate. But they are also ignoring the fact that, in the form of London Mayor, Labour is…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ed Miliband is now the prefered choice to be Labour leader amonst LabourList readers, according to our new poll, conducted between Monday afternoon and noon today. Ed moves ahead of his brother for the…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ed Miliband is the insurgent candidate in this race. Or at least he wants to be. He's certainly been chasing his elder brother since the race started. David announced very early, Ed announced soon after…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Ed Balls has received the single largest donation of the campaign so far as fundraising totals are revealed. * Meanwhile Andy Burnham picked up £10k from Liverpool and England player Jamie Carragher. *…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk David Miliband was the first declared candidate in this campaign, and he has been the favourite ever since. Unless something dramatic happens he'll head up to Manchester in late September as the likely…
