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Women account for 53 per cent of all over-50s but just 18 per cent of TV presenters above that age.
The Deputy PM has said it is now a question of "when, not if" a referendum will be held. Does Miliband agree?
Labour must prioritise investment in universal childcare alongside income support, rather than simply trading one off against the other.
It’s entirely possible that Labour could end up with the most seats but a smaller share of the vote than the Tories.
Some in the party fear it could face a "crisis of legitimacy" if it wins an outsized majority on a thin slice of the vote.
Miliband is making a strategic mistake by aligning the party with an EU political elite intent on exerting control over all 27 members states, regardless of the wishes of each electorate.
Labour for a Referendum, which has the support of 15 MPs, aims to force Miliband to commit to holding an in/out EU referendum after the next election.
The party seeks to set the coalition parties against each other after Clegg warns that relaxing ratios could damage the quality of childcare.
The election of Emma Lewell-Buck as MP South Shields was the latest example of how the party is widening its candidate pool.
The Labour leader brilliantly ridiculed calls for a Tory-UKIP pact, but his borrowing problem remains.
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