Mark Ferguson

By Mark Ferguson / @markferguson David Miliband has accused the government of taking a "massive risk with all our living standards". Speaking to the Today programme, David said: "The government is trying to make us believe that if you don't…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Speaking to the Guardian, Mandelson says Brown was "an unhappy and agressive man". * These memoirs will expose the "moral bankruptcy" at the heart of New Labour" says Jeff Randal. * Neil Kinnock has…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today was all about union nominations - and we've had four today spread across three candidates in what has been a much busier day than usual in the leadership race. We've had fundraising drives, a…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Update: Ed Balls has responded to news of the CWU nomination, saying: "I'm honoured to have received the CWU's nomination following this week's hustings and the recommendation they will make to their…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Diane Abbott has the second union nomination of the day - and her second transport union - after being backed by ASLEF today. Diane said: "I have been nominated by ASLEF (train drivers union). This makes…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Update: Ed has also been nominated by the smaller UCATT union. Update: Ed Miliband has responded to news of the GMB nomination, saying that he is "honoured" and "grateful" for their support. Ed said: "I am…

By Jon Trickett MP The finance debate this week has highlighted the wholly regressive nature of the coalition government's budget and interventions from various Labour MPs have exposed their plans as a failure to reduce the government…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk In the penultimate profile of the five leadership candidates, Ed Miliband has today told the BBC how it feels "odd" to stand against his brother and reacts to criticism that he has tacked to the left…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk I've just had confirmation from the Ed Balls campaign that their candidate will be appearing on the hit TV show "How to Look Good Naked". But don't worry - this isn't the start of a parade of leadership…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Blair developed "tunnell vision" over Iraq, says Mandelson. * The BBC has a good precis of what we've learned from Mandelson's book so far. * The Telegraph talks of the "petty rivalries" of Labour's…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk A quieter day in the leadership race, but still plenty to report. The candidates were at CWU hustings this afternoon, before heading to Slough for another hustings. Whilst the arguments in favour of a long…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk The excellent Paul Waugh reports an interesting, and new, bit of information from the Mandelson book. According to Mandelson, Gordon Brown approached David Miliband before the 2007 leadership election and…