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Time to bring on a replacement: Yvette Cooper should be shadow chancellor in place of her husband

Time to bring on a replacement: Yvette Cooper should be shadow chancellor in place of her husband

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Sport here: according to #FT some around @Ed_Miliband think @edballsmp "may have to be sacrificed unless things turn around" — Benedict Brogan (@benedictbrogan) September 10, 2013 LAB slips further on the economy When Ed Balls was made shadow chancellor in January 2011 the Tories had a lead of just 2% in YouGov’s tracker on best party on the economy. Today’s YouGov has that at 7% which equals the largest Tory lead this year. Even more worrying for Labour is that…

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Can Ed win support for state funding of political parties?

Can Ed win support for state funding of political parties?

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Friday's Independent – "Labour says taxpayers may have to pay more for political parties" #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Y76Gg8yWhB — Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) September 5, 2013 There has been some alarm this week at the GMB’s early decision to reduce the money they give to Labour by £1M next year in response to Ed Miliband’s proposed changes. Ian Lavery MP is Chair of Labour’s parliamentary group of trade union MPs and has warned “I know other unions will be considering this move, and losing…

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After the Syria Vote: What happens next in the UK

After the Syria Vote: What happens next in the UK

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Here's a montage of the most recent front pages I've seen. #Syria http://t.co/EkYjORp06g pic.twitter.com/sRvJIGQyNm — Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) August 30, 2013 Looking at those front pages, it doesn’t make for pleasant reading for David Cameron today. As Janan Ganesh writes Defeat in Thursday night’s parliamentary vote on the principle of military action in Syria is not an existential wound for David Cameron, whatever his more excitable enemies say. But, after several months of good form, the prime minister looks weaker than at…

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Labour can’t afford a Shadow Cabinet anchored to the past

Labour can’t afford a Shadow Cabinet anchored to the past

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  The debate on Syria has highlighted one of the advantages of Ed Miliband’s leadership. As someone who was not even an MP or in the country when the decision to invade Iraq was taken, the Labour leader is able to make policy decisions today free from some of the political shackles of the past. This is far easier for him than his former leadership rivals (with the exception of Diane Abbott).  It’s far harder to hit a moving target…

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Syria – How it will impact domestic politics

Syria – How it will impact domestic politics

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There was some polling released overnight by YouGov for The Times YouGov/The Times poll finds support for firing UK missiles against Syria fell to 22%, from 25% on Tues opposition grew from 50 to 51% — TSEofPB (@TSEofPB) August 28, 2013   YouGov finds 63% launching missiles at Syria will make things worse than better. 15% Disagree — TSEofPB (@TSEofPB) August 29, 2013   Despite overwhelming opposition to missile strikes in Syria, David Cameron’s personal ratings can give him some…

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Meet Ed Kinnock

Meet Ed Kinnock

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Meet Ed Kinnock/Neil Miliband. Why have the Tories mocked this up? Find out in tomorrow's Sun #SunPlus. pic.twitter.com/SSJkrPljKD — Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) August 26, 2013 According to the press, today we’re going to see the start of a new phase of the Tory campaign targeting Ed Miliband as weak by comparing him unfavourably with Neil Kinnock. Today, Michael Gove will say “The contrast with Neil Kinnock – who originally faced down the Militant Tendency over entryism is striking –…

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Is Harriet Harman Labour’s Michael Howard option?

Is Harriet Harman Labour’s Michael Howard option?

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  Would stability be the prime concern if Miliband went? Ed Miliband has now been leader of the Labour Party for longer than Gordon Brown was.  For the majority of that time, Labour has been comfortably ahead in the opinion polls and has made steady progress in local council seats and Westminster by-elections.  Even so, doubts continue to be expressed about his leadership.  Labour has not shown much ability to set a policy or media narrative since he became leader and…

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Which party leader will be the first to step aside?

Which party leader will be the first to step aside?

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Which leader do you think is most likely to go first? David Cameron Ed Miliband Nick Clegg Nigel Farage      Up to the end of July I thought that Ed Miliband was the leader most secure in his post with Cameron and Clegg fighting it out for second place. Now that has changed quite rapidly as we saw with the “Labour Insider’s” guest slot a couple of days ago on how EdM became much more vulnerable with the exit…

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