Almost two-thirds of people want some form of public ownership of the railways, polls finds
More people want the railways to be brought into public ownership than want them to stay privatised, a…
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Balls pledges Business rate cut for 1.5 million small businesses in first budget
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls will say today that Labour’s first Budget will cut business rates for 1.5 million small…
Weekly Survey: London Mayor, campaigning and debates
After last week’s “Battle For Number 10” on Channel 4 and Sky (which we covered with a liveblog…
Hunt says Labour would get rid of Ofsted’s “avalanche of bureaucracy” in favour of peer review system
Tristram Hunt, Shadow Education Secretary, has said that Labour would replace Osted’s“avalanche of bureaucracy” with a peer review…
Labour take 14 point lead in London
On Friday we reported that in the latest Guardian/ICM poll, Labour had surged to a 10 point lead…
Martin Freeman and David Tennant star in new Labour election broadcast
Labour will have a new election broadcast airing tonight. It features Martin Freeman, star of The Office, The…
Did David Cameron use his speech on steps of Downing St to attack Labour with “totally made up figures”?
After visiting the Queen at noon today to confirm the dissolution of Parliament, David Cameron made an election…
John McDonnell says Labour backbenchers would force Miliband to abandon austerity
John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington, has warned that if Labour are the largest party in May,…
Cameron could use Fixed Term Parliaments Act to cling to power
Labour are seeking advice to formulate a plan to remove David Cameron from office if he attempts to…
Miliband launches Labour’s “Business Manifesto” – Full speech text
Ed Miliband launches Labour’s Business Manifesto this morning at Bloomberg in Central London. You can read our take…
