Darling calls Salmond’s bluff – they’ll debate Scottish Independence live on STV next month
For months Salmond has been claiming he wants a TV debate on the future of Scotland – but with…
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Reports suggest Labour considering replacing the Lords with an “indirectly elected” Senate
Labour’s position on Lords reform has long been that peers should be replaced by democratically elected representatives, and…
David Blunkett to step down as an MP
Former Home and Education Secretary David Blunkett has announced that he’s stepping down as an MP at the…
LabourList readers say withdraw funding from faith schools – and don’t want to see BME shortlists either
Last week Sadiq Khan said he could consider backing all-minority ethnic shortlists, in order to increase the numbers…
Government have wasted billions of taxpayers’ pounds, Labour review finds
Labour’s Zero-Based Review – an analysis of every pound the government spends, led by Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls…
Local party votes to censure MP Kate Hoey
Members of two Vauxhall Labour party branches have called for their MP Kate Hoey to withdraw her criticism…
Tory MP Fabricant suggests he would punch journalist “in the throat” if he debated her
Tory MP Michael Fabricant seemed angry this morning: Although the former Tory vice-chair has sort of apologised –…
While in Brazil Tory minister suggests ‘staycation’ for those caught up in passport crisis
In the midst of the passport backlog (an estimated 500,000 applications are outstanding, which the PCS say are…
Full text: Ed Miliband’s speech to the launch of IPPR’s “Condition of Britain” report
Speaking at the launch of IPPR’s “Condition of Britain” report, Ed Miliband said: Along with Rachel Reeves…
Harman and Alexander clash over gender again
It’s reported today in the New Statesman that Harriet Harman and Douglas Alexander have clashed over the male-dominated…
