The Opposition are hoping that everybody will have forgotten about it by 2022.
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By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter The BBC is reporting that Scottish Labour MP Tom Harris "has stated his interest in becoming the new Labour leader in Scotland.". Harris is firmly on the centre-left, and was one of Labour's star bloggers before leaving the blogosphere last year. He also stood, unsuccessfully, for the Shadow Cabinet elections […]
by Paul Goodman The fallout in the Labour Party from the Scottish and local election results continues. Yesterday, Ivan Lewis put the boot in. According to the Financial Times (£) – "Ed Miliband has been warned by one of his senior frontbenchers that Labour is still seen as the “party of the north” and is […]
By Jonathan Isaby I am just catching up with the news from last night that my friend, Labour MP Tom Harris, has given up blogging. He writes: "The blog has become a burden. It’s taking up too much time (though not as much as some might think – I am a very fast writer), it’s […]