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Sweary, chair-kicking politics or St Damian the Repentant? Culture and Digital Editor Paul Mason reports on the return of Damian McBride, the former Labour adviser.
Jon Snow
For those of us who intersect with the Downing Street Press Office from beyond the confines of the Westminster lobby, the revelations regarding Damian McBride came as little surprise. Uncouth would be a kind description of the man, charmless would perhaps be more accurate. After all, he was seemingly known as Mad Dog to his…
Labour’s shadow chancellor Ed Balls denies having anything to do with the “despicable” negative briefings of the party’s former spin doctor, Damian McBride, despite being close allies at the time.
Ed Miliband distances himself from the “reprehensible” actions of Damian McBride, as he tries to prevent the former Labour spin doctor’s memoirs from over-shadowing his party’s conference.
Columnist Iain Dale tackles an anti-nuclear protester – and his dog – on the seafront during a live interview with former Labour spin doctor Damian McBride.
Gary Gibbon
After a torrid week for the Lib Dems, some see strong similarities between Nick Clegg’s position and that of Gordon Brown in his last year as Labour leader.
Gary Gibbon
With Jim Murphy retained and Tristram Hunt promoted, it’s hard to justify Tory Chairman Grant Shapps’s claim that today’s shadow cabinet reshuffle is a clear-out of the new Labour old guard.
The Tories are back in Manchester. Political Correspondent Michael Crick looks at the challenges facing David Cameron and his team ahead of tomorrow’s party conference.
Gary Gibbon
Do we know what last year’s “predistribution” buzzword means now? Ed Miliband’s new policies appear to show he is more pro-intervention than Blair or Brown. And In the hall, they loved it.
Twenty-five hours of free childcare funded by the state. Labour is promising to help working families beat the cost of living crisis – with a higher tax on banks to pay for it.
The tasks facing the Labour Party in Brighton this week are huge. Ed Miliband has to restore his authority after a disastrous summer, in which the Conservatives have gradually whittled Labour’s once-strong lead down to almost nothing.
The official statistics watchdog says it will look into claims that David Cameron breached the law when he hinted that good news can be expected in tomorrow’s GDP figures.
Gary Gibbon
Gordon Brown tells Leveson how he keeps calm in a crisis – even when facing News International executives.
This morning former prime minister Gordon Brown gives evidence to the Leveson inquiry into media standards, followed by Chancellor George Osborne this afternoon. Add your voice to the live blog.
As Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s former special adviser Adam Smith prepares to give evidence at the Leveson inquiry, we look at the rise and public fall of the “spad”.