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Labour prepare election campaign
Brown plans for early poll

Gordon Brown could announce an early election following a strong showing in the polls. The prime minister has summoned Cabinet to a strategy meeting at Chequers next week. Senior Labour figures will use the parliamentary recess to discuss the possibility of an early election to deliver a clear mandate for Mr Brown. Douglas Alexander, who… Read more »

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The BBC is facing high-level resignations
BBC cancels all phone-in competitions

The BBC moved into damage-limitation mode this afternoon as a BBC Trust review found the corporation to have repeatedly made serious editorial breaches in some of its most popular programmes. All phone-related competitions will end from midnight tonight while interactive and online competitions are currently being removed. Editorial leaders involved in the six cited programmes… Read more »