Speech

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 This evening, David Miliband has given the Keir Hardie lecture at Mountain Ash, Cynon Valley, in Merthyr Tydfil, Hardie's old constituency town. Read the full speech below, and my interview with David…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk David Miliband is giving a speech in Bristol this morning, in which he is discussing the wider policy issues around education - including teachers, the curriculum, testing and the percentage of people…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ed Miliband gave a speech this afternoon in which he sought to explain the way he thinks the party, and then the country, need to change. He also took the opportunity to reach out to Lib Dem voters and…

I just want to start by saying what a privilege it is to be here at the launch of Co-operatives Fortnight and I look forward to hearing more about the 52 ways that I can change the world co-operatively here today. I feel extremely…

By Tessa Jowell MP Listening to some people talk about the current state of the Party you almost get the feeling that we achieved nothing during our time in government. We should not let the post-election post mortem, or indeed the…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Below is the speech given by Jon Cruddas in the final session of the Compass Conference yesterday. It's been a cracking day. Vibrant. Open. Optimistic. In contrast to a sour right wing noise around Labour…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 This afternoon, Ed Balls has written the following letter to schools secretary Michael Gove: Dear Michael As you will be aware, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have today given interviews about…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Repsonding to the Queen's Speech this afternoon, which contained 23 new bills and one draft bill, details of which are here, Harriet Harman said: "We will be an effective opposition. We will not oppose for the…

We have had a serious rebuff at the General Election, and today I want to talk about the task in front of us. Some of the most important statistics about the General Election are about the shift from 1997 to the present day. As we consider…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 David Miliband has just officially launched his leadership bid in his South Shields constituency. The full speech can be found below: -- "I am honoured that so many of you have joined me today. From schools…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 As LabourList revealed last night, Ed Miliband is a candidate in the contest to become the next leader of the Labour Party. Today, speaking to the Fabian Society post-election conference in London, Miliband…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 After his inspired speech to CitizensUK yesterday, Gordon Brown has today given one of his most comprehensive speeches of the campaign. Brown talks of Labour's achievements in office, and the new vision for…