Iain Dale: Why shouldn’t the Conservatives welcome back the Kippers?

Plus: Farage and my evenings. Edinburgh and my show. Notre Dame, fire, Macron – and recovery? And: Javid’s emotional intelligence.

WATCH: Alan Johnson says that “it’s bad enough” to lose two elections

The former Home Secretary agrees that the Labour Party is facing an existential crisis, and that Corbyn needs to “step up to the plate”.

Who should represent Remain and Leave in the BBC’s big TV referendum debate?

Will Corbyn represent In? Could we have Ozza v Bozza? What happens to Farage?

Picking up the slack: Labour’s economic doomsayers are proved wrong, again

By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter.  There's always been something of the religious mantra about the Left's refusal to believe that the… Read more »

A record of seven days of attacks on Ed Miliband … from his own side

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter Over the past week, Ed Miliband has come under criticism from various figures in the… Read more »

Ken Livingstone responds to rumours about the Labour party wishing to ditch him as the London Mayoral candidate

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter  According to today's Independent there are several rumours going around that Labour wish to ditch Ken Livingstone… Read more »

The best blog reactions to Ed Balls becoming Shadow Chancellor

Tim Montgomerie selects some of the blogosphere's reaction to Ed Balls' replacement of Alan Johnson as Shadow Chancellor. Matthew Hancock… Read more »

I wrote that Ed Miliband’s first appointments showed fear. As Red Ed Two takes charge, this one shows desperation.

by Paul Goodman "The appointment of Alan Johnson looks like a weak compromise.  Balls has been dispatched as Shadow Home… Read more »

Alan Johnson resigns as Shadow Chancellor

By Jonathan Isaby The Labour Party would appear to be in a state of turmoil this evening as news is… Read more »

Bad news for Miliband, worse news for Johnson and good news for Balls in Labour List’s monthly poll

by Paul Goodman I smelt fear in Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet appointments.  The movement of the Balls/Cooper duo to non-economic… Read more »

Miliband v Johnson. Round 94. Seconds out.

By Paul Goodman Alan Johnson in the Daily Telegraph today on the 50p tax rate (Unready Eddie thinks it should… Read more »

The American Embassy’s view of Labour: Brown was “abysmal”, Harman “lightweight”, Balls “dull”, and McBride “a particularly unpleasant person”

by Paul Goodman Whatever one thinks of the Wikileaks saga, the American Embassy's view of Gordon Brown, his potential successors… Read more »

Ed Miliband’s ten troubles

Tim Montgomerie Ed Miliband returns to work today after his paternity break. His party is level-pegging in the polls but… Read more »

Keep an eye on the Alan Johnson-Ed Miliband tensions

by Paul Goodman Alan Johnson is at it again. In Labour's leadership election, he voted for David Miliband, not Ed. … Read more »

With Labour still lacking a plan for how to reduce the deficit, Alan Johnson admits he needs help to come up with one

By Jonathan Isaby At PMQs, David Cameron gave it both barrels at Ed Miliband for his failure to come up… Read more »