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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ed Miliband is a busy man. He has press conferences to attend, a newborn baby to care for and a party to lead. He doesn't have much time to sit down and read blogs. If Ed could only read five blogposts…
By Brian Barder / @brianlb Tories from the Prime Minister downwards, and (to their shame) some relics of New Labour, lose no opportunity to lambast the Human Rights Act, which the Conservatives (but not the coalition) still threaten to…
By Vincenzo Rampulla / @VMRampulla With poll results coming in showing Labour on 40% and, amongst students, 42% the question has to be whether difficult PMQ episodes like yesterday really matter? Some say yes, some say no. It is no good…
By Toby Perkins MP Following Andy Burnham's sensible announcement that Labour would not campaign in either direction in the AV debate, a number of AV supporters, led by the usually impressive Will Straw on Left Foot Forward have been…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ahead of the debate on housing benefit in parliament tomorrow, Douglas Alexander said: "We are in favour of housing benefit reform but against rushing through changes in a way which risks increased costs…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk 12.30: PMQs finishes with a question from the Tory benches about public sector pay. A good first PMQs for Ed Miliband - full verdict to follow. 12.28: Kevin Brennan asks if Nick Clegg's promises are worth…
The Paul Richards column Yesterday afternoon I bumped into the excellent John Healey, Labour's candidate for Wentworth and housing minister, at Manchester Piccadilly station. He told me about the seats he'd been campaigning in, the issues…
