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Hazel Blears survives for now
From @LabourList Hazel Blears was backed to stand again as the Labour candidate for Salford at a meeting of the CLP last night after a vote of no confidence to deselect her was defeated. The former Communities Secretary had been implicated…
Cameron will repay £947
From @LabourList David Cameron is to pay back the £947 that he wrongly claimed on expenses, bringing his total admitted misclaim to £1,627. In a letter to the Commons Fees Office today, he outlined a variety of illegitimate payments. The…
PMQs open thread
From @LabourList Please use this space to discuss thoughts on Speaker Michael Martin's last PMQs, due to begin at noon.
The Neal Lawson interview
Neal Lawson is the Chair of Compass, the centre-left campaign group. He met Alex Smith on Tuesday, 16th June, 2009. One of the criticisms I've heard of Compass' No Turning Back conference is that - although it was a great expression of the…
The Iraq inquiry: early reaction
From @LabourList What's Left? will return soon, but the big issue of the day is the announcement of the inquiry into the Iraq War. Here are a few of the views going round and it's pretty unanimous. Sunder Katwala says there is clear demand…
Speaker Hustings: Live Tweets
Alex will write up a full summary of the hustings tonight.
Boris Johnson cancels London Jewish cultural festival
From @LabourList The annual Jewish cultural festival - Simcha on the Square - has been cancelled because Boris Johnson has withdrawn most of its funding. Simcha on the Square became the largest festival of Jewish culture in Europe. Its…
Is McBride back?
From @LabourList Scotland on Sunday reported yesterday that Gordon Brown's special advisor, Damian McBride, who resigned in April over the emails smearing Conservatives, is working for the government again behind the scenes. Downing Street…
Labour’s Left puts Brown on probation under threat of a splinter
From @LabourList A report on the BBC tonight says that Left wing Labour MPs are threatening to form a splinter group and stand under their own manifesto at the next election unless Gordon Brown adopts more acceptable policies. John…
New poll results show Labour cut the gap by 8 points
From @LabourList A new poll out today has the following topline numbers for the three major parties at a general election: Conservatives 36% (-5) Labour 24% (+3) Liberal Democrats 19% (+4) Mike Smithson if Political Betting has said the new…