A series Gordon Brown supporters took to the airwaves today to criticise Charles Clarke for his comments about the prime minister. Ed Balls, the children's secretary, said Clarke's comments were unoriginal and irrelevant to the debate about the party's future. "It's not the first time Charles has made those kind of comments. I think it's Charles being Charles," said Balls,...

Children's Secretary Ed Balls criticises children's commissioner for "ill advised" comments about James Bulger's killers.

The Cabinet minister who was Gordon Brown's closest economic adviser for more than a decade has said that he believes this to be "the most serious global recession for...over 100 years". The comments made by Ed Balls, the Children's Secretary, at a weekend conference were recorded by a reporter for the Yorkshire Post. Mr Balls said "I think that this is a financial crisis more extreme an...

Ed Balls, the Children's Secretary, criticises Dr Maggie Atkinson for comments about the trial of James Bulger's killers.

Appearing on The Andrew Marr Show on BBC One, the Prime Minister apologises for comments he made to the Sunday Telegraph about shadow chancellor Ed Balls

Sharon Shoesmith has always seemed mild mannered, perhaps too mild mannered when remembers her plaintive reaction to the Baby P tragedy. But there was something cold in her comments about Ed Balls on Today – almost visceral, in a softly spoken way. She said: "Why don’t we ask Ed Balls why he acted on November 12, 2008 when he knew for 15 months that Peter Connelly had died and I w...

Ed Balls, Labour’s Schools Secretary responding to comments from the Conservative leader of Kent County Council and Conservative Cabinet Member for schools in Hampshire

Ed Balls has defended his remark that the recession is the worst for over 100 years.

Ed Balls has been done for using a handheld mobile while driving. He explains that he didn't want to wake his sleeping children. He must get lots of calls on the long drives to and from his constituency. On the long drives, his children must often be asleep. Does anyone seriously believe that this is the first time Ed Balls has broken this law? The alpha controllers expect us to obey their in...

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has expressed distaste at politicians doing photoshoots with their children - the day after Ed Miliband was pictured at home with his family.