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1 August 2011updated 18 Jan 2012 5:27am

“I didn’t go into politics to be a hero to the Mail“

When Maurice Glasman called for a freeze on immigration, his fellow Blue Labour supporters distanc

By Maurice Glasman

Until very recently, I would not have believed that I would share with Rupert Murdoch the need to make a public apology. But though I would not go so far as to say that this is the most humble day in my life, it does rank with the worst of them.

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