Ed Miliband

By Diarmid Weir The formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has now made Labour the last standard-bearer for practical left politics in Britain. If we can get clear in our collective head what distinctively left wing…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * "The Tories and the right-wing press can call me all the names they like, but they'll never knock me down." -- Ed Balls talks about family, his childhood and differences with Gordon Brown in the Mirror…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 MY own verdict, as I've tweeted it, is: "Abbott & Ed M favourites in hall, & had most cogent arguments. David M good on Foreign. Burnham good on populist issues." CLOSING STATEMENTS: Andy Burnham: "I've found…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Ed Miliband has pledged to keep the 50p top rate of tax on those earning over £150,000 a year if he becomes Labour leader, because he says one of Labour's core values is to address inequality and reduce the…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 CLOSING STATEMENTS Verdict: Andy Burnham really exceeded expectations in this hustings, but they will likely go down as the event at which John McDonnell spoke of "assassinating" Margaret Thatcher. David and…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Tony Woodley said today that Unite should only support a candidate for the Labour leadership who pledges to scrap anti-union laws and called on the Labour Party to refind a "purpose in life". Woodley also said…

by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter In a talk at the LSE today Ed Miliband outlined his plans for a 'Living Wage'. His campaign will call for the five million lowest paid British workers to have their current £5.83 minimum hourly rate raised…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Ed Miliband may have gained real momentum in his campaign for the party leadership today, as he passed the threshold of required MPs to be officially nominated in the race. Launching a new sprucing of its…

by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter In an interview with the Observer today, Neil Kinnock gives his reasons for backing Ed Miliband in the Labour leadership race, stating that 'he has got the X-factor, especially where the X is the sign you…

by Adam Harrison Brendan Barber's address at the start of the conference was a clear reminder of the successes and shortcomings of New Labour, highlighting its drift from a party that caught the mood of the country in the 1990s and…

by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter In an interview with The Guardian last night, Ed Miliband is reported to have been the first leadership contender to address the issue of the Iraq war in the campaign process. He states: "The combination of…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 After his declaration at the Fabian event earlier today, Ed Miliband has just launched his new campaign website (below) and has hit the Twittersphere to ask people what they thought about his speech. Ed…