A report is out saying Labour want trade unions to stop giving funds direct to CLPs, and send all funds to the national party - but the unions are resisting this. Anyone know anything about this?

Story from Tribune about John McTernan. He is going to be posted north of the border in the New Year to help run the election for the Scottish Parliament and an update on the Hayden Phillips row.

Okay, so I know I'm being provocative with that title, but savour the potential irony of Blair's legacy being to unite (most) of the party. Against breaking the link. Apart from JR, Juvenal and Glass House, I've not come across anyone not outraged by the idea, from Jeremy Beecham to Jon Cruddas to Luke Akehurst, just to name three.

And now, as HenryG has pointed out, even Blairite outriders like Alan Johnson have done a volte face. Come to think of it, so has Tony himself.

Two articles in the press today report that the Hayden Phillips enquiry into political party funding is reaching dangerous ground for many in the Labour Party.  

The National Executive Committee of the Labour Party has agreed the party's submission to the current review of party funding and the document will be discussed and debated at Annual Conference.

The Labour Party press release can be read here and the submission can be downloaded here.