The former foreign secretary, who supported Tony Blair over the hugely controversial invasion, claimed that it was «time to move on» from the war, amid concerns that it would become a divisive
issue during the leadership campaign.
He made the
pledge during his leadership campaign last year but changed his mind after asking the former director of Liberty to chair an inquiry into anti-Semitism within Labour, which reported back earlier this summer.
Aside from a commitment to oppose the expansion of selection in English schools, the Labour conference has been light on education policy, and although Corbyn has renewed a commitment to the idea of a national education service, there have been few details about the policy first mooted
during his leadership campaign last year.
I do hope, however, that Miliband doesn't renege on pledges and promises he
made during his leadership campaign under the influence of his more Blairite and perhaps cautious shadow chancellor.
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Likewise Owen Smith spoke of Corbynistas as
parasites during his leadership campaign, «trying to use our movement as a host body, seeking to occupy it, hollow it out, until its outlived its usefulness, when you throw it aside like a dead husk».
Because during the leadership campaign I was surprised at the level of aggression on social media, even from friends and people I respect, towards people who consider themselves Labour or on the left, who were being told they were no longer welcome or they were closet Tories, or that the party had shifted and they needed to shift with it and get out.»
After coming out in support of the graduate
tax during his leadership campaign, Mr Miliband's favoured policy was instantly destabilised by outspoken comments from his shadow chancellor saying he still supported tuition fees, which he originally helped to bring in while in government.
If anything, this wider appeal is key in predicting whether the vision they preach to the 1 per
cent during the leadership campaign has any prospect of being realised — otherwise what is the point?
As Jon well knows, Luke supported
Yvette during the leadership campaign and his views are, broadly, supported by a wide plularity of those 40 % of the electorate that voted for Liz, Yvette or Andy — around 60 % of the then membership.
Is the real reason that he doesn't want people to talk about Europe that he is trying to tiptoe away quietly from the only hard promise he
made during the leadership campaign - to break with the EPP?
During the leadership campaign, the Blairites came across as loftily condescending, suggesting that anyone who thought differently was either mad or a revolutionary.
Burnham was never keen, having described voting reform as a «fringe pursuit»
during the leadership campaign.
During his leadership campaign, Mili - E made it clear that he wanted to make the 50p tax «permanent»:
During the leadership campaign, his keynote speech was the first to make a genuinely convincing alternative case for cuts.
During the leadership campaign I wrote a couple of pieces predicting doom for Corbyn's candidacy.
During the leadership campaign, Corbyn proposed to abolish fees altogether.
During his leadership campaign, Corbyn spoke of the need for «all grammars to become comprehensives and end the 11 - plus where it still exists».
Of course,
during the leadership campaign, it was Cameron who dealt well with Paxman, while Davis fared badly...
During the leadership campaign, Jim made it very clear that Scottish Labour needs to be the master of its own destiny.
David Milliband has announced this weekend that he is launching a grassroots «Movement for Change», promising to recruit «1000 Labour Party members to become «Future Leaders»
during the leadership campaign — and more if elected Leader.»