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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk All of the candidates were more active today than they have been lately. One candidate stepped up their online operation, whilst another secured the first Trade Union nomination of the race. Ahead of…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Speaking on the Today programme this morning, former Home Secretary David Blunkett said that it should be possible to preserve police numbers by allowing authorities to "share" resources. Blunkett said: "I…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Update: David Miliband has responded to the news of USDAW's endorsement, saying: "I am honoured and delighted to have secured the support of Usdaw... a modern, forward looking union that campaigns on key…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * "George Osborne and David Cameron are just updated Thatchers in trousers" says David Miliband in an interview with the Mirror. * Dave Hill take a closer look at London's housing crisis. * "People power…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk After a football dominated day yesterday, the leadership sprang back into life again today, as the candidates continued to digest the impact of cuts, and refine their attacks on both Tories and Lib Dems…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk In front of me there's a new map of UK constituencies. It's very blue. That doesn't concern me unduly - Tory strength in large rural constituencies means the map always looks very blue - but what red…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk LabourList is now keeping track of the declared support within the Parliamentary Labour Party for each of the mayoral candidates, as well as the leadership candidates. UPDATE: September 17th, 11am LONDON…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk LabourList is now keeping track of the declared support within the Parliamentary Labour Party for each of the mayoral candidates, as well as the leadership candidates. UPDATE: August 16th, 4.30pm LONDON…
By Mark Ferguson and Alex Smith As we know from the topline results of our latest readers' poll, published last week, the leadership contest is going to be closely fought. David Miliband is leading first preferences by 34.9% to Ed…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * In the first opinion poll after the budget, the Tories have received a big budget bounce. * Ed Balls says Labour must "go into battle to defeat January's 20% VAT bombshell" in an article for the Mirror…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk The leadership race took a back seat to the football today as England sought to make their way through to the next round of the World Cup. Some of the candidates got in on the action themselves, but most…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Writing for the Mirror - David Miliband says the budget will "hit the poorest hardest". * LabourList covered the Labour reaction as it happened yesterday - you can read it all here. * Liam Byrne thinks…
