Left Foot Forward
Lords big beasts turn up the heat on reform
Ahead of this evening's Commons debate on Lords reform, Lord Ashdown, Lord Adonis and Lord Tyler have again made the case for an elected upper chamber.
The race for Inverclyde
Left Foot Forward's Ed Jacobs interviews the candidates ahead of Thursday's Inverclyde by-election, caused by the tragic death of David Cairns.
Look Left – Miliband flexes his authority while Cameron U-turns. Again
Ed Miliband's mission to reform the Labour party took another step forward last night, as the Labour leader signalled the end of the biennial shadow cabinet elections.
Government’s bully tactics cannot prevent a humiliating defeat
Gavin Shuker, the shadow environment minister, writes about the defeat inflicted on the govenment in the Commons last night over a ban on circus animals.
Cameron defends circus animals ban farce
The prime minister sought to draw the sting out of the circus animals ban row today, insisting the government position was very similar to that of Mark Pritchard.
Miliband to abolish shadow cabinet elections
Ed Miliband is to abolish elections to the shadow cabinet, it was announced tonight.