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By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a fascinating interview with the Guardian today, Gordon Brown speaks about his family, his future and the crisis that nearly toppled him from Number 10 this month. It's an incredibly revealing discussion…
By Nils Boray It was interesting to read AP's post Why I'm joining Labour just a day or two after I also finally took the plunge, and decided to join the Labour Party. I have many things in common with AP - including other people's sense of…
From @LabourList The Times is reporting that Kitty Ussher resigned over her expense allowance claims, but the Guardian is saying the Prime Minister sacked her after she flipped her second homes to avoid paying capital gains tax. It wouldn't…
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…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 On Monday night, half an hour into the the ciritcal PLP meeting to discuss the leadership crisis, Guido Fawkes published an "exclusive" bombshell that could have reversed the direction of this fateful week…
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…
By A. Supporter I don't understand what constitutes sexism anymore. Take Caroline Flint, ex Minister for Europe. Many have concluded, on the back of Ms Flint's revelations, that Gordon Brown is a sexist man, that women in his Cabinet are…
By Chris Rumfitt / @dispatchblog From our earliest childhood, sat on our parents' knees, we learn from stories. If you are a parent yourself, when you are with your child tonight you won't sit down and give them a bland and neutral…
@LabourList Editorial Never has a week been a longer time in British politics. It was only seven days ago - though in an altogether more innocent time for the Labour Party - that James Purnell resigned from government, with Caroline Flint…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: The report is now available here, unredacted except for personal details. This post was largely written before full publication of the report, but published after the Mawer Report became publicly…
From @LabourList In a candid interview with the New Statesman, new Home Secretary Alan Johnson has admitted that he might one day stand for the leadership of the Labour Party. The admission follows last month's LabourList poll, in which 38%…
From @LabourList More details of what happened and who said what at last night's PLP gathering are now emerging. Hat tip Paul Waugh. After Tony Lloyd, the PLP chair, opened the meeting, Gordon Brown spoke for 15 minutes, and said he was…
