
Labour leadership hustings live webchat
The New Statesman is tonight hosting the first post-nominations Labour leadership hustings. Follow the action with our live webchat.

The New Statesman is tonight hosting the first post-nominations Labour leadership hustings. Follow the action with our live webchat.

Five candidates have been nominated for the position of Labour party leader. Left Foot Forward sets out the six areas that we want the debate to focus on.

UKIP’s dispute with the Electoral Commission over its refusal to forfeit more than £350,000 of impermissable donations has this week escalated to the Supreme Court.

Only by re-building adult education can we ensure that adult educational opportunities are available to those, like Dr Cable’s mother, who need them most.

None of the minority parties from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would be represented on a new cross-party committee on reforming the House of Lords.

Diane Abbott has made the Labour leadership ballot, joining Ed Balls, Andy Burnham, David Miliband and Ed Miliband.

John McDonnell has withdrawn from the race to be Labour leader; Left Foot Forward is calling on all 16 MPs who nominated him, to throw their backing behind Diane Abbott.

The Government plans to “tackle Labour’s legacy of debt” yet they are also proposing a number of tax cuts. But there is an alternative way to reducing the deficit.

The main story this morning is yesterday’s warning by the Chancellor of cuts of up to 20 per cent in Government departments, with benefits and pensions in the firing line.

The prison authorities appear to be treating all ordinary Muslims as potential terrorists, an approach that may just make the problem worse.