Deciphering David Miliband’s intentions
Those outside the Westminster village may be bemused that an op-ed (today’s Guardian) on Labour’s future could be seen as a statement of leadership intent.
David Miliband’s language is carefully coded. Read more
The “ban” on MPs second jobs won’t happen
Plenty of reports around last week that there could be a ban on MPs taking extra jobs outside the House of Commons.
Supposedly, Gordon Brown is looking at either a total ban, a limit on outside remuneration or a restriction to only media work. Read more
What Harman really said: some alternative versions
What did the deputy Labour leader say while she watched footage of the Glasgow East defeat?
Yesterday The Times reported that she said “This is my moment” – a claim which she subsequently denied. Today the paper is reporting a slightly different phrase: “This is my time”. Read more
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Jim Pickard is the FT's chief political correspondent, having joined the lobby team in January 2008. He has been at the FT since 1999 as a regional correspondent, assistant UK news editor and property correspondent.
Kiran Stacey is an FT political correspondent, having joined the lobby in 2011. He started at the FT as a graduate trainee in 2008, working on desks including UK companies and US equity markets before taking over the FT's Energy Source blog.
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