Weekly survey: Crime commissioners, Douglas Carswell and Labour defections
The role of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) has been in the news lately, with the low turnout…
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Jim Murphy resumes “100 streets” referendum tour after nationalist abuse
Jim Murphy is resuming his soapbox street meetings tour of Scotland tomorrow, after suspending it last week in…
16-24 year olds more likely to vote Labour, poll finds
A voting attitudes poll has found that young people, between the ages of 16-24, are more likely to vote…
Miliband: I want my Cabinet to have 50% women
Ed Miliband has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring his Cabinet would have 50% women – although stopped short…
Labour struggle to convince on the economy because of Gordon Brown, says Umunna
Labour are still struggling to convince the public on economic credibility because of Gordon Brown, according to Shadow…
Labour to abolish Police and Crime Commissioner posts by May 2016
The Sunday People reports this morning that Labour will abolish Police and Crime Commissioners if elected next year.…
Where does Labour really stand on a “Health Tax”?
The front page of today’s FT suggests that the Labour leadership is considering a “Health Tax” as a…
Miliband calls for “overarching inquiry into child abuse” – and repeats call for Shaun Wright to step down
Ed Miliband has released a statement this morning on the Rotherham child abuse scandal, in which he re-iterates…
Austin Mitchell rubbishes claims that Labour MPs could join UKIP
The idea that any Labour MPs could follow Douglas Carswell’s lead by joining UKIP is merely “wishful thinking”…
LabourList readers worried about Labour’s London-centric bias
The start of the week saw Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond go head-to-head over the Scottish referendum for…
