Brown addresses TUC
‘The prime minister said he would “cut costs, cut inefficiencies, cut unnecessary programmes and cut lower priority budgets”.
But he said Labour would not “support cuts in the vital front-line services on which people depend”.’ – BBC
Electoral reform
‘PR and the consequent coalition would liberate Labour from the obligation to appear anodyne. It would never govern on its own again. But it could fight the election on a robust social democratic manifesto and contribute much of what it promised to the progamme of the government that followed.’ – Roy Hattersley, The Times
BNP on Question Time
‘The Cabinet has agreed that a senior minister should face Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, on BBC1’s Question Time.
Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, and John Denham, the Communities Secretary, have both indicated they are willing to sit alongside Mr Griffin’ – Andrew Grice, The Independent
Future of the licence fee
‘The culture secretary is to make a speech in which he is expected to defend plans to use part of the licence fee to fund regional ITV news.
Ben Bradshaw’s department has published research suggesting more than half of the public supported the plan.’ – BBC