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It has taken far, far too long, but today may finally bring the truth - and some justice - for those who died at Hillsborough in 1989. Back in 2009, Andy Burnham said: "Together with Maria Eagle, the local MP, we have called for full…
In 1991, a This Week special asked whether Kenneth Baker was ‘the Tories’ Teflon man’. 20 years later the current Education Secretary is fast becoming the Coalition’s prime candidate for the tag. This weekend, in the latest round in the…
Riots very rarely cause political change, but they often indicate that something of great political significance is about to happen. That was true in the early 1980s, when Brixton and Toxteth exploded just as the Thatcher revolution got…
By Larry Smith Ask Labour members which of its politicians enjoyed the best 2010, and many would probably answer Yvette Cooper. The 41-year old mother of three began the year widely regarded for her work at the Department for Work and…
By Lisa Nandy MP There is very little talk of anything but the budget in the Commons this week. The mood is grim, although many of the announcements were expected, had been made already, or are yet to come. Wigan, which suffered…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Over the past week, the eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed the new prominence of Mark Ferguson in these pages. Mark is LabourList's new deputy editor, and I wanted to introduce him formally. Mark is from…
