Labour leadership: special report

Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Ed Balls, who says the contest has been a “liberation” from which he has no intention of quitting.

Read Krishnan Guru-Murthys interview with Ed Miliband on why he wanted to become Labour’s leader.

Ed Balls accuses supporters of the Miliband brothers of turning the Labour leadership contest into a two-horse race, focusing on the “soap opera” of sibling rivalry. Krishnan Guru-Murthy reports.

Diane Abbott tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy she was right on many policies during the New Labour years, adding “I’m the genuine move-on candidate”.

Andy Burnham tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy that the Labour party should be “for a fairer spread of health, wealth and life chances”.

David Miliband tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy “the good society is defined not just by a good government but by a strong community”.

Political analyst Peter McHugh examines the contenders in a Labour leadership race described by Diane Abbott as containing “the narrowest gene pool in history”.

As David Miliband fights his brother Ed, Political Editor Gary Gibbon explains the story behind the rivalry and how the first female black candidate could throw a spanner in the voting arithmetic.

The tone of Labour’s leadership contest has been courteous so far. But, asks Krishnan Guru-Murthy, will the candidates’ claims over the war in Iraq change all that?

Labour will appoint a new leader on September 25, following four months of “time to debate”. Analysis from Political Editor Gary Gibbon.

Ed Miliband confirms he will stand in the Labour leadership contest, pitting him against his brother, as another rival Ed Balls tells Channel 4 News the battle will not be decided “in party meetings.”

David Miliband declares his candidacy for the Labour leadership following the general election and Gordon Brown’s resignation.