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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Tory ministers are discussing plans for an "informal" anti-Labour voting pact between the Conservatives and the Lib Dems at the next election, according to the Independent. According to the paper, one Tory…
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst The full Labour Party National Executive Committee met yesterday. As before I will try to convey as much as possible of what was discussed within the constraints of not disclosing confidential reports or…
By Shibley Rahman / @shibleylondon I would be very surprised if Tom Baldwin and Ed Balls didn't have a meeting early on to consider how the new Tory Director of Communications might 'attack' Ed Balls. The media - both broadsheet and tabloid…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Steve Richards says Johnson's appointment was a mistake that has now been corrected. * Benedict Brogan says Johnson's resignation is a "disaster on all fronts" for Miliband. * Martin Kettle warns that…
And how the speech was reported in the press: Ed Miliband claims notion of the 'big society' for Labour - Guardian Ed Miliband tore into Labour's style of government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown today as he promised to rebuild a…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today's Fabian speech from Ed Miliband was popular in the hall. Then again, for someone who has always had a strong following from within the Fabians (speaking at last year's New Year conference and…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk The Times - Downfall of a dedicated man ruined by greed (£) "Before the expenses scandal Chaytor was virtually unknown outside the Bury North constituency that he had represented since Labour's landslide…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Yesterday Ed Miliband attacked the Tories as "deficit deceivers" for claiming that the deficit was entirely caused by Labour: "My concern is that a great deceit designed to damage Labour has led to…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Writing for the Times this morning, Ed Miliband attacked the Tories for their "deceit" over Labour's financial record: "My concern is that a great deceit designed to damage Labour has led to profoundly…
By Larry Smith Ask Labour members which of its politicians enjoyed the best 2010, and many would probably answer Yvette Cooper. The 41-year old mother of three began the year widely regarded for her work at the Department for Work and…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Below is a copy of my article on the state of the left wing blogosphere. It was originally written at the beginning of August, and published in the Total Politics Guide to Political Blogging in October. As I…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk There's a fascinating article in the Independent today on potential changes to both the funding of the party and the leadership election rules. Were these changes to come off, then they'd fundamentally…
