Ed Miliband to set out his stall for the Labour leadership today
The Press Association has the story; Former energy secretary Ed Miliband will set out his vision for the future of… Read more »
Labour leadership contenders under starters’ orders as Alan Johnson declares for David Miliband
There is speculation that Labour leadership contenders may begin to announce their intentions today. Harriet Harman is now acting Labour… Read more »
Brown resigns as PM and will quit as an MP immediately
Open thread. 8.20pm: The earlier rumour that Brown will resign as MP was untrue. 8.30pm:
Britain is no longer a Conservative country, claims Polly Toynbee
From Polly Toynbee's Guardian column: "If Conservatism cannot win a majority under dream circumstances with every fair wind blowing in… Read more »
How could a Lib-Lab coalition be negotiated when a leadership election is in the offing?
Another thought, further to my post earlier suggesting that a Lib-Lab coalition was most certainly not what the country had… Read more »
A Lab-Lib coalition is the last thing the country voted for
So just when the negotiations between the Conservatives and the Lib Dems were reportedly yielding good progress, it turns out… Read more »
Gordon Brown to resign as Labour leader
Brown has just made a statement on the steps of Downing Street indicating his intention to resign. He said he… Read more »
More Labour MPs tell Gordon Brown that the writing is on the wall
Yesterday came the first calls from Labour MP for Gordon Brown to quit. Over the last 24 hours, more Labour… Read more »
First two Labour MPs call on Brown to quit
The first Labour MP to put his head above the parapet and call on Gordon Brown to quit was John… Read more »
1,000 protestors gather outside meeting of LibDem MPs demanding proportional representation
The crowd demanding 'fair votes' has just been addressed by Nick Clegg. The Liberal Democrat leader received a petition from… Read more »
The complacency of the Labour minister defending an “ultra safe” 8,500 majority
Gerry Sutcilffe has been Labour MP for Bradford South since 1994 and he is currently the sports minister. Tomorrow he… Read more »
Lib Dem activist arrested and held over alleged vandalism of Conservative election posters in Eastbourne
The BBC has more details of the story: "A man believed to a volunteer for the Liberal Democrats has been… Read more »
Labour’s reliance on the trade unions for cash is starker than ever
Today has seen the publication of the donations to political parties for the first quarter of this year, and they… Read more »
Labour councillor allegedly threatens shopkeeper with boycott unless he backs Labour
Today's South Wales Echo carries a story about how a Labour councillor in the Cardiff West constituency allegedly threatened a… Read more »
Labour parliamentary candidate describes Gordon Brown as “worst PM ever”
An astounding interview in the latest edition of the Lynn News – a local paper in King's Lynn – given… Read more »