Is Ed Miliband’s fiscal responsibility promise just a Houdini lock?
Labour proclaims a “fiscal responsibility lock” in its manifesto – but the IFS says his rules are so vague as to give him a lot of wriggle room.
Labour proclaims a “fiscal responsibility lock” in its manifesto – but the IFS says his rules are so vague as to give him a lot of wriggle room.
The SNP is poised to make big gains in Scotland, according to YouGov, but a poll for Channel 4 News suggests that tactical voting could save some Labour MPs and two Liberal Democrats.
All is not stable in every part of Labour’s ethnic minority vote, and it may suffer from a failure to act on this – if not at this election, then at the next.
The Tories attack Labour over the renewal of Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent – a huge military project that could cost almost £100bn – saying Ed Miliband is ready to “stab the UK in the back”.
Ethnic minority voters have traditionally favoured Labour with their support. But in an age of social media, competition for their votes is increasing, writes Toby Bakare.
Tony Blair would look disloyal if he didn’t raise a finger to help his successor. He’s already sprinkled £106,000 around local parties – not all of it welcomed with open arms.
Both educated at Oxford and both married to barristers, but beyond that Ed Miliband and Tony Blair are very different Labour leaders.
In countering the SNP, the Greens and Plaid Cymru, the Labour leader will have to be careful not to upset left-leaning potential Labour voters during tonight’s debate.
As we head into a seven-way showdown with party leaders, Channel 4 News takes a look at which candidate has the most to lose.
Some of the UK’s top business chiefs write an open letter saying a Labour government would “threaten jobs”, as Ed Miliband commits to regular worker contracts after 12 weeks.
With just under five weeks to go to the general election, who do the forecasters think will be left holding the keys to Downing Street?
Ed Miliband kicked off the first day of the election campaign by launching Labour’s business manifesto, while David Cameron laid into the opposition leader on the doorstep of No.10.
One of the most closely-contested general elections for decades gets under way as parliament is dissolved – meaning every one of the 650 MPs elected in 2010 is officially out of a job.
Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News his party is committed to the NHS. Does that include the extra £30bn a year for the service by 2020 promised by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt?
The general election campaign has officially begun after the prime minister informed the Queen of the dissolution of parliament.