It appears the spectre of Falkirk will not go away for Ed Miliband. Despite claiming he has acted decisively by suspending the selection process, Miliband has failed to publish the Labour report about the vote-rigging allegations.
In a letter to Labour Party General Secretary Iain McNicol, Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey has said that he has lost trust in Labour HQ and its investigations – and calls for an independent inquiry.
Behind the diplomatic language this is the call for action on jobs and growth that the IMF has been threatening to deliver for many months and a stark warning of the consequences if the Chancellor refuses to listen.
A recent poll has found that the majority of the British populations believes the Tories to be “mean” and Labour and the Liberal Democrats to be “dim”, in the latest display of popular disenchantment with the political establishment.
UKIP appear to be the big winners in the local elections as the results come in, having won 42 of the seats so far and averaging 26% of the vote according to early estimates.