Conference Diary

Curiously enough, One Nation is also an anagram of “No Etonian”.

Former Labour MP Parmjit Dhanda, right, is being urged to return to Parliament, although busy working for a union and a housing association. The MP, once tipped to be Speaker, repaid around £2,000 in mortgage expenses but that was down to accounting adjustments after interest rate changes, an official inquiry found, rather than wrongdoing.

Going places: shadow heath secretary Andy Burnham setting out his plans to oppose government NHS reforms.

Out of sorts: former transport secretary Justine Greening after the Government performs a major U-turn over the awarding of the West Coast mainline rail franchise.

‘We need reform’

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper sets out her plans for a new Police Standards Authority to replace the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

One of the seminal moments in New Labour history came in 1998 when Peter Mandelson told an industrialist he was “intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich as long as they pay their taxes”. Ed Miliband echoed the remark when challenged to explain the difference between his One Nation Labour and Tony Blair’s government. “We were too silent about the responsibilities of those people at the top of society and too relaxed about it,” he said. Lord Mandelson repented his glib comment long ago. He may be less relaxed about his leader bringing it up again.