Thank you, Gordon
Tributes have poured in from across the twittersphere to Gordon Brown following his sudden announcement last night that he would resign as Labour leader.
Shamik Das
2010 intake: More exclusive yet more representative
The proportion of MPs that went to private school is five times that of the population as a whole – an increase from the last parliament.
Cruddas: Party members should be consulted over any deal
Jon Cruddas, Labour MP for Dagenham & Rainham, has called for party members and the unions to be “formally consulted” over any deal with the Liberal Democrats.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, May 11th
Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. Gordon Brown fell on his sword yesterday, announcing he would resign as Labour leader by the autumn in a daring gambit to secure a progressive coalition and keep thetest
Politics Summary: Monday, May 10th
Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. Nick Clegg kept his all his options open over the weekend, holding secret talks with Gordon Brown yesterday as negotiations with David Cameron saw the Tory leader inch histest
Gains for Labour as Lib-Con councils fall
Amidst all the coverage of the general election results Labour’s local election successes – and the collapse of many Lib-Con coalitions – has been overlooked.
Will Clegg stick or twist?
All eyes are on Nick Clegg this morning as he meets his front bench team to discuss whether or not to do a deal with the Tories. Addressing the media in the past half hour, he spoke only of “the coming hourstest
BNP booted out of Barking
The British National Party lost all 12 of its seats on Barking and Dagemham council this afternoon, completing a day of abject failure for the fascists.
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Hague defends Tory PPC who “tried to ‘cure’ gay people”
William Hague defended yet another homophobic Tory candidate today, Philippa Stroud – who founded a church that tried to “cure” homosexuals through prayer.