Shadowing the PM brings prominence, but mostly not power. To reach No 10, Labour must pick a leader who can do one thing above all else: teach

How the loser won

The Best of Benn: Speeches, Diaries, Letters and Other Writings edited by Ruth Winstone (Hutchinson, £20) Read more of our books in brief Political prophets are mocked or loathed until their...

It is July 1994. Gordon Brown has just been elected leader of the Labour party. Tony Blair becomes shadow foreign secretary, with a mission to reform Britain's relationship with Europe. What happens...

What exactly are the differences between Blair and Brown?