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By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Yes, you did read that right. “Ed Miliband to explore historic break with trade unions.” That’s really what the Guardian headline says. But, below that headline, the truth of the story is a little murkier. Apparently, “Miliband has made no decisions on whether to break Labour’s links with the trade […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The results of the recent elections to Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC), the Party's governing body, were announced yesterday. While the results cannot reasonably be said to represent a "lurch to the left", since five out of six of the NEC members were simply re-elected, and the sixth, a […]
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter The headline above tells the story. Labour Uncut's Atu Hatwal has highlighted it today. It was in yesterday's Guardian diary but seems to have got little traction. As Hatwal writes: "At the time the explanation given to reporters was that Ken was moved by the genuine words of Londoners […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. A new report released today by the Back Boris campaign reveals the impact every family in London will face if Ken Livingstone was to win this May's mayoral election – £348 in council tax increases, and an increase in the Congestion Charge. The report, entitled "Can't Afford Ken", notes […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Ed Miliband didn't win in Scotland. He didn't win in Bradford West – his candidate was humiliated by one of the most odious people in British politics. What if Ed Miliband doesn't win in London? William Hill have already cut the odds on Mr Miliband being ousted. Ed Balls is […]
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter A leading Daily Telegraph columnist has come out in his column this morning against Boris Johnson, arguing that he can no longer support the Mayor because of his attitude to Muslims. No. I made that up. What has actually happened is that a leading Guardian columnist has come out […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Ken Livingstone seems to get his Mayoral campaign into a new controversy every other week with some new remark about evil Tories. The remarks are usually made at a "Tell Ken" event – public meetings he is holding around London as he campaigns to re-enter City Hall at next […]
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter In an embarrassing twist for Ken Livingstone's election campaign, statistics used to accuse Boris of laziness have backfired. Official statistics suggest, that Boris's attendance at official meeting is in fact double compared to his predecessor. On Livingstone's website, in a post labelled 'part time Mayor', Liam Byrne is quoted as […]
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter The Boris vs Ken battle has always added some colour to political life in London, and it seems that more is yet to be revealed in Livingstone's upcoming autobiography. Although Decca Aitkenhead in the Guardian has described it as "an exhaustive account of internal local government machinations, city hall bureaucracy, transport […]
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 as the party's candidate for Mayor of London, replacing him with Alan Johnson. The rumours have most likely come about after a poll suggested that one in 5 Labour voters would prefer Boris Johnson as […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. Fresh from backing the Euro, Gordon Brown and AV, Eddie Izzard is backing Ken Livingstone. Nick Ferrari had Messrs Izzard and Livingstone on his LBC programme this morning. Livingstone joked that the man with the reverse Midas touch should take Boris Johnson out for a drink and poison him… […]
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Here is the full quote from Amber Elliot's trailed interview with Labour's Mayoral candidate in Total Politics: "Asked why people should vote for him, Ken jokes: "It's a simple choice between good and evil – I don't think it's been so clear since the great struggle between Churchill and […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. Labour's leader and deputy, Ed Miliband and Harriet Harman (whose own Peckham constituency has been affected by the disturbances) are also returning from holiday. They need to get a grip on some elements of their party. We've already had Chris Williamson, Labour MP for Derby North, blaming the Tories' […]