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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk A much quieter day today in the leadership race as the candidates and their teams begin to wind down before the campaign takes a brief hiatus (and the candidates grab some rest). As predicted, it's…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Jack Straw has attacked the coalition over electoral reform, and said that the proposals were a "trick", intended to gerrymander constituency boundaries. Speaking to Radio 4, Straw said: "If this bill…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * The shadow cabinet has agreed to oppose the AV referendum, over "gerrymandering" and the election date. * David Cameron has come under fire after calling Gaza a "prison camp". * Is there a coalition…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk After an action packed day yesterday as nominations closed, we were back to a more sedate pace today. Now that we're past the somewhat phoney war of CLP nominations, the candidates are ploughing ahead with…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk This leadership contest is long, time-consuming, expensive and crowded. It's hard for a candidate to make themselves heard to Labour supporters, nevermind the wider public. We're out of power, and the…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * A new poll in the Guardian shows that voters are worried about the economy - and that Labour are gaining on the Tories... * Also in the the Guardian, there's a write up of the leadership race as…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today was all about nominations, as the window of opportunity for CLPs, Socialist Societies and Trade Unions to support candidates slams shut. It's not quite the football transfer window - but leadership…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk As today was the final day for CLP nominations, we were also able to see one of the experiments of the leadership election come to fruition. John Mann MP and his Bassetlaw constituency have held a primary…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * A massive catalogue of secret files has revealed the true story of the occupation of Afghanistan.... * Ashdown claims civil servants believe Clegg would be a better PM than Cameron. * Gordon Brown is…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk For a few days now I've been meaning to write about the "bloggers' briefing" held by the David Miliband campaign on Thursday, where Douglas Alexander sought to explain how the campaign feel they're doing…
By Mark Ferguson / @MarkFergusonUK In an email to supporters today, Ed Balls has denied claims in the Telegraph and elsewhere that he is quitting the race to become Labour's next leader. Rumours had circulated that Balls was ready to leave…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ed Balls has this afternoon sought to dispel rumours that he is dropping out of the leadership race, by tackling the whsipers head on in a three pronged attack. Writing on his blog, in a post called "Why…
