A few more discussion points from commenters below the line.
- Jeremy Corbyn appeared on BBC’s Newsnight on Tuesday night. He did rather well, leading to raised eyebrows from the Spectator, who implied Emily Maitlis may have gone rather easy on him. You can see a quick-fire version of the interview below. Hat tip: michaelsylvain
- Continuing the Corbyn theme, City AM have an analysis of the Labour leadership contender’s plans for an alternative to the “northern powerhouse” HT: NoSuddenMovements
- Meanwhile, a Conservative MP has attempted to register to vote in Labour’s leadership election, but was blocked as part of the party’s vetting process.
Thanks for your donation to the Labour Party @timloughton. However as a Tory MP you will not get a vote in our leadership election.
— Labour Press Team (@labourpress) August 5, 2015
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Here’s the write-up of the tube strike aspect of Boris Johnson’s Today interview I mentioned earlier, from my colleagues Frances Perraudin and Gwyn Topham. The RMT have described the mayor’s plans for 24 hour running of the tube as a “rushed and botched vanity project”.
Meanwhile, Andy Burnham has tweeted his opposition to changes to Sunday trading laws:
Do we really want a society where shops open 24/7 & people get no time out with their families? I will oppose this > http://t.co/hfDSQJQW2u
— Andy Burnham (@andyburnhammp) August 5, 2015
A few links from below the line.
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kristinezkochanski flags this Herald story on the extent of George Osborne’s planned upcoming sell-off of public assets
- Here’s Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall on education policy, from the Times Education Supplement
- And readers have been enjoying Ian Martin’s opinion column on why he is backing Jeremy Corbyn for leader
Andrew is not writing his usual Politics Live blog during summer recess but, as an alternative, here’s Politics Live: readers’ edition. It’s intended to be a place where you can catch up with the latest news and find links to good politics blogs and articles on the web.
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Today, Boris Johnson has been talking on Radio 4’s Today programme, tackling questions on tonight’s tube strike in London, as well as the imminent closure of the London Youth Charity Kids Company.
Meanwhile, the Labour leadership contest continues, with Andy Burnham making a foray into Corbyn-esque territory by pledging to renationalise the railways if he were to become Labour prime minister.
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