Interview

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In an interview with Andrew Rawnsley and Toby Helm in today's Observer, David Miliband speaks of the shadow cabinet's determination to fight back. Miilband says: "Our party activists and our voters are amazing…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In reconnecting with Labour's lost millions of voters - written about today by Liam Byrne and by John Denham - the Labour Party leadership discussion will need focus in part on the sense of disconnection from…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Ahead of tonight's debate, Harriet Harman has given a new interview to the New Statesman, out today, in which she speaks of her role in the election campaign so far, and goes on the attack against David…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 There's a good interview with Harriet Harman in today's Guardian, in which Labour's deputy leader talks about the election, her role in government, the Equalities legislation and home life. Harriet says: "If…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Gordon Brown has given good interview to the Times this morning, in which he talks about his defiance in the face of Conservative and media attacks: "People are pretty cruel sometimes," he tells The Times. "I…

Douglas Alexander is secretary of state for international development, and Labour' general election coordinator. He met Alex Smith on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010, at the Labour Party on Victoria Street. You've been speaking a lot recently…

By Olly Deed Douglas Carswell is the Conseravtive MP for Harwich and Clacton and a blogger at Talk Carswell. He met Olly Deed in February, 2010. Criticism is part and parcel of being in government. Some of it is superficial, partisan and…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 As the row over non-domiciled peers continues, Labour peer and donor, Lord Paul, says he is to end his controversial "non-dom" tax status, in an interview with the New Statesman. Lord Paul tells Mehdi Hasan…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The Prime Minister has given a quick-fire interview to ShortList.com, published this week, which skips through life in Number 10, the type of breakfast he eats, jogging, text abbreviations, sleep, stress, the…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Gordon Brown has given an interview to the Independent, in which he talks about being in "fighting mode" for the election ahead. The paper says you are left "less with the sense of the walking dead, and more…

James Purnell is Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde, and former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He met Alex Smith on Thursday, February 11th, 2010. You're doing a lot of work at the moment on Labour's ideology. We're…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Gordon Brown has given a detailed and personal interview to the Evening Standard, in which he talks about his love for his wife Sarah, the death of his daughter Jennifer and why he thinks Britain should elect…