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- Labour figures pay tribute to Michael Foot
Labour leader and Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, paid tribute to former Labour Party leader, Michael Foot at his funeral today. Gordon Brown praised Foot as "one of the most elegant of orators, one of
the greatest parliamentarians ever" and said that he lived a life "in the service of the
- Ashok Kumar MP
The Labour Party is extremely saddened to hear about the death of Ashok Kumar, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. Mr Kumar was found dead at home this morning. Mr Kumar was 53 years old
and first entered parliament in November 1991 at a by-election for the Langbaurgh constituency.
- It’s time for the Tories to come clean - Ed Balls
Ed Balls MP, Labour’s Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, is today urging people to take a long hard look at the Tories plans for schools. He is challenging the Tories to come
clean on how they will pay for their two flagship schools policies – new ‘free
- Securing the recovery is essential - Gordon Brown
Alongside a speech by Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, on the economy, the Labour Party is today publishing A Future Fair for All: Securing the recovery, not putting it
at risk. The document sets out the choice that Britain faces between growth and increasing
- Take a long hard look at the Tories on crime - Johnson
When it comes to crime, David Cameron is more concerned with headlines than policies. That’s why he talks Britain down by deliberately misleading the public about crime figures even though his party
has been censured by the Statistics Authority for doing this. The reality is the Conservatives have voted against
- Michael Foot - statements from Gordon Brown and Ray Collins
Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, commenting on the news that Michael Foot has passed away, said: "Michael Foot was a man of deep principle and passionate idealism and
one of the most eloquent speakers Britain has ever heard. “He was an indomitable figure who
- For the last ten years the Conservatives have been concealing the truth - Straw
Jack Straw MP, Labour's Justice Secretary, said: "Lord Ashcroft was initially turned down for a peerage. He was only granted his peerage on the basis that he would return to live in the UK, become
fully resident, and that he would pay tax in the UK on his wider income.
- Action on anti-social behavour
Labour’s Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has set out the how the Government will step up the fight against crime and anti-social behaviour. Labour has taken tough action to bring down crime by over a
third since 1997 but the Prime Minister said that there was still more to do –
- Gordon Brown's speech to Welsh Labour Conference
Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, today addressed the Welsh Labour Conference. Gordon Brown said: Thank you friends – and let me say today that our thoughts and prayers
are with the people of Chile who have suffered their country’s worst earthquake in 50 years.
- Today's Conservatism looks more and more like a toxic cocktail of Tory traditions - David Miliband
David Miliband MP, Labour's Foreign Secretary, today continued the themes of Gordon Brown's speech to the Labour Party's Spring Event in Warwick last weekend and exposed the lack of vision and change
at the heart of the Tory Party. In a speech to Demos this afternoon, David Miliband spoke of
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