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Labour Party Leadership Special

Question Time returns with a Labour Leadership Special. David Dimbleby chairs as the five candidates - Diane Abbott, Ed Balls, Andy Burnham, David Miliband and Ed Miliband - face questions from the audience.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 19 Sep 2010 18:00

Chapters

  • Introduction

    David Dimbleby introduces the panel in London.

    Duration: 01:48

  • New Labour

    Do you agree with Tony Blair's assertion that the fundamental reason Labour lost the last election was because they had abandoned "New Labour"?

    Duration: 11:00

  • Lurch to the left

    The Economist today endorsed David Miliband so as to prevent a 鈥渓urch to the Left鈥. Could such a lurch provide a victory in the Labour leadership race but a defeat at the general election?

    Duration: 12:38

  • Spending cuts and strikes

    Given the relationship between Labour and the unions, will the proposed strikes simply further damage the public鈥檚 already tainted view of the party?

    Duration: 19:55

  • Iraq War

    Is Ed Miliband's and Ed Balls鈥 supposed opposition to the Iraq war a sincerely held political belief - or a cynical piece of electoral positioning?

    Duration: 07:46

  • Leadership contest

    We recently saw the end of Big Brother after 11 years. If the panel could evict one candidate from the leadership contest, who would they choose and why?

    Duration: 03:00

  • End comments and credits

    David Dimbleby gives details of the Labour leadership contest and next week's programme.

    Duration: 01:48

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter David Dimbleby
Participant Diane Abbott
Participant Ed Balls
Participant Andy Burnham
Participant David Miliband
Participant Ed Miliband

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