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We've been sent the following letter which has been sent by John McDonnell to all Labour MPs, urging them to vote against Tory plans to implement Welfare cuts. The letter is published in full below: Dear Colleague, Proposed Welfare Benefits…
Can I start by thanking the Prime Minister for his statement, and for his co-operative tone and approach on this issue. I want to echo his tribute and thank Lord Justice Leveson and his team for the painstaking, impartial and comprehensive…
The toughest challenge in politics right now is resolving the tension between the best long-term policy and the best short-term politics. Nowhere is this tension clearer than in the debate over Europe. Europe has disturbed and divided…
Tony Blair is making a relatively rare UK speech this morning, outlining his vision for the future of the UK-EU relationship. The key points the former PM will be seeking to make are: · This is moment of existential crisis for Europe as…
Tom Watson has today sent a letter to Cameron regarding the Child Sex Abuse scandal. The text is below: The Rt Hon David Cameron MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 5 November 2012 Dear Mr Cameron, Congratulations on…
Ed Miliband is in Islington this morning, meeting ocal government leaders who already pay the Living Wage. Here's what he's expected to say: "There are almost five million people in Britain who aren't earning the living wage; people who got…
This morning Gordon Brown made a major speech on Scottish Independence - and asked 20 unanswered questions on the future of Scotland. The speech and questions are below: For most of the last year the debate about the referendum on the…
Thank you. I am here to join with people from all walks of life. From all parts of our country. Think about the faces in this crowd. Young people looking for work. Like Ashley Parsons from Wolverhampton who you saw on the film. Let us say…
Ed Miliband is expected to say the following at the TUC "Future that Works" demo: "People have come here from all walks of life, from all parts of our country. "Young people looking for work, construction workers, nurses worried about the…
Peter Mandelson made the following speech to the National Association of Pension Funds - read the edited highlights here: I have been told that a speech about something other than pensions would be welcome this afternoon, that you need some…
Peter Mandelson has made a speech in Liverpool this afternoon (to the National Association of Pension Funds) - and unlike many politicians of his era - he's not shying away from discussion (and potentially controversial discussion) of…
Ed Miliband's One Nation Tour (Labour HQ aren't calling it tha, but that's what it is) kicked off today. Miliband was in Bristol campaigning for mayoral candidate Marvin Rees this morning, before heading over to Cardiff this afternoon to…
