8 reasons for Labour to be hopeful
A Labour government is still a realistic possibility.
A Labour government is still a realistic possibility.
Labour celebrates extraordinary turnaround
Unionists may have been pushed to side with Cameron on crucial votes
Miliband’s promise not to deal with the nationalists may have done more harm than good
If Miliband’s first call on Thursday evening is not to Nick Clegg then he is making a mistake
Committee calls for MPs to assemble five days after the election to begin negotiations
With a hung parliament looking likely, a new report brings together advice from experts on how to make power-sharing work for the public
Since the result of last Thursday’s election became clear, the leaderships of all three major parties have acted diplomatically to reach a workable outcome.
The decline in the two-party vote, increasing voter disengagement and fewer of marginal seats have all combined to create a system that doesn’t work.
The election showed that Britain is a progressive country but two significant interventions today make a Rainbow Coalition both unworkable and undesirable.