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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Jim Murphy is incredibly relaxed. There are a few ways of telling that. There's the way he's sitting, comfortably relaxed on a chair in his office. There's the way he talks, candidly and openly. In reality…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk In an interview with LabourList this afternoon, Jim Murphy - one of the "big beasts" linked with the Scottish Labour leadership - ruled himself out of the running for the top job north of the border…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Regular readers will remember that last week we asked you to submit your questions for Labour's next General Secretary, ahead of tomorrow's final decision by the party NEC. On Saturday we posted the pick…
Olly Deed interviews Hazel Blears The Labour Party backbenches are littered with a retinue of former cabinet ministers from the Blair and Brown governments. Etched on their faces are lines and creases that tell a thousand stories. The last…
On Monday the paperback edition of Peter Mandelson's "The Third Man" hits the shops, including a "revealing new chapter". The fresh material covers Ed Miliband's victory, the impact of the new government, the AV campaign and more. Below you…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk "Who is John Healey?" asked a friend I bumped into outside Portcullis House on my way to interview Labour's shadow health secretary. That's a good question. He may not have the public profile of many of…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ken Livingstone has today unveiled London Assembly member Val Shawcross as Labour's deputy mayoral candidate for London. Speaking today, Livingstone described Shawcross as: "An extremely able, competent…
Last week Ed Miliband held a Q&A session with readers of the Sheffield Star, in which he discussed graduate tax, child benefit, spending cuts, Foregemasters, MPs expenses and his brother David.
The Co-operative Party has asked both candidates for their views on co-operatives in London as part of the Mayoral selection. Ken Livingstone gives his response below, following Oona King's responses earlier today. 1. The Co-operative Party…
The Co-operative Party has asked both candidates for their views on co-operatives in London as part of the Mayoral selection. Oona King gives her response below, Ken Livingstone's responses will come later today. 1. The Co-operative Party…
Diane Abbott is the backbench MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington and a candidate in the Labour leadership election. She met Katie McCrory on Friday, September 3rd, 2010. Now the ballots have dropped, what's the feeling in Camp Abbott?…
Diane Abbott is the final leadership candidate to face the Yoosk team, and answers questions on privatisation, a future cabinet role, and a Tobin Tax.
