Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Tag - labour http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 en-gb Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/08/06/time-to-shine-a-spotlight-on-the-murky-operations-of-the-city-of-london-64375-21475914/ Time to shine a spotlight on the murky operations of the City of London Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:12:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/08/06/time-to-shine-a-spotlight-on-the-murky-operations-of-the-city-of-london-64375-21475914/ SO, LET’S assume the autumn coup goes ahead and Gordon Brown is forced out of Downing Street. Is there a fresh policy agenda out there for Labour? http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/07/30/what-is-the-truth-about-gordon-brown-s-chances-of-surviving-in-downing-street-64375-21434470/ What is the truth about Gordon Brown’s chances of surviving in Downing Street? Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:57:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/07/30/what-is-the-truth-about-gordon-brown-s-chances-of-surviving-in-downing-street-64375-21434470/ "IT’S so bad that Gordon Brown will be gone even before the Labour conference in September," one determined backbencher told me. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/28/mersey-mp-denies-plot-to-put-straw-into-number-10-64375-21415892/ Mersey MP denies plot to put Straw into Number 10 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/28/mersey-mp-denies-plot-to-put-straw-into-number-10-64375-21415892/ A SENIOR Merseyside MP has denied being behind a plot to install Justice Secretary Jack Straw as a new Labour Prime Minister, following the party’s shock Glasgow by-election result. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/06/13/row-over-super-surgeries-proposal-64375-21067557/ Row over ‘super surgeries’ proposal Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/06/13/row-over-super-surgeries-proposal-64375-21067557/ THE Tories were accused of scaremongering yesterday, when they claimed plans for giant “polyclinics” will force Mersey patients to travel up to 2.4 miles to see their GP. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/06/11/tory-defector-denies-bitterness-over-job-losses-64375-21054700/ Tory defector denies bitterness over job losses Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:01:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/06/11/tory-defector-denies-bitterness-over-job-losses-64375-21054700/ A SENIOR Merseyside Tory who stunned colleagues by defecting to Labour yesterday was forced to deny he was bitter after losing two paid jobs. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/06/10/labour-mps-to-lose-gmb-union-donations-64375-21047769/ Labour MPs to lose GMB union donations Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/06/10/labour-mps-to-lose-gmb-union-donations-64375-21047769/ UP TO four of the region’s MPs will lose £20,000 of campaign funding each, after a trade union accused Labour of treating workers with “contempt”. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/05/28/gordon-brown-staying-or-going-64375-20987112/ Gordon Brown - staying or going? Wed, 28 May 2008 13:42:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/05/28/gordon-brown-staying-or-going-64375-20987112/ TO PANIC or not to panic. That is the question for Labour MPs, as they contemplate their by- election disaster and decide whether a coup should follow Crewe. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/05/09/former-councillor-appears-on-indecent-image-charges-64375-20884084/ Former councillor appears on indecent image charges Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/05/09/former-councillor-appears-on-indecent-image-charges-64375-20884084/ A FORMER Liverpool councillor yesterday appeared in court charged with downloading indecent images of children. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-elections/elections-08-news/2008/05/03/confusion-on-wirral-as-tories-say-stand-aside-64375-20856704/ Confusion on Wirral as Tories say: Stand aside Sat, 03 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-elections/elections-08-news/2008/05/03/confusion-on-wirral-as-tories-say-stand-aside-64375-20856704/ WIRRAL Tory leader Jeff Green insisted his political rivals should “stand aside” last night after his party’s success at the polls in Thursday’s election. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-elections/elections-08-news/2008/05/01/parties-mount-final-push-in-the-battle-to-control-liverpool-64375-20845392/ Parties mount final push in the battle to control Liverpool Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-elections/elections-08-news/2008/05/01/parties-mount-final-push-in-the-battle-to-control-liverpool-64375-20845392/ POLITICAL parties will be out pounding the streets today in a last push to secure votes that could tip the outcome of Liverpool’s most closely run election in a decade.