The National Union of Students' have put together this video to remind Nick Clegg of some of his earlier promises...

By Sunder Katwala / @nextleft

Liam Byrne, who has shadow cabinet responsibility for shadowing the cabinet office, had been asked by leader Ed Miliband to lead a policy review for the party.

Along with Andy Burnham's role as election coordinator and Alan Johnson's appointment to the key role of shadow chancellor, the appointment further highlights the new leader's focus on party unity, including offering key roles in Labour's political strategy and policy development to party figures who supported other leadership contenders.

By Leonie Cooper

I’m a good example of what Cameron talks about when he rants on about the ‘Big Society’ – except that I don’t need him to blather on to persuade me to do it. I drive a minibus for our local project for older people, preventing isolation at home, I attend local community and resident association meetings, I roll up my sleeves and help steward our local summer festival, I attend our Safer Neighbourhood Team public and panel meetings, I’ve been a school governor for over 10 years. Just recently, I compered a dog show on our local common – and of course, before that I was involved in campaigns to avoid the common being built over, or covered in floodlights. Yes, I’m a model Big Society participating citizen.

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* University funding - a dress rehealsal for the cuts to come?

* Next Left takes a look at the "new politics" approach to university finance...

* Bash bankers, not the poor, says Mary Riddell in the Telegraph.

* Steve Richards doesn't believe that Osborne will get his 25% cuts.

* Dozens of maternity and casualty wards will close - despite Tory claims that front-line services would be preserved.

* TUC warns on youth unemployment.

* More benefit changes to come, says IDS.

* And tributes have been paid to Labour peer Lord Acton, who died yesterday.

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

In today's "Party Lines", new junior shadow Emily Thornberry took on Tory cuts on the Today Programme, Margaret Hodge reminded Sir Philip Green of the differences between government and Topshop, Andy Burnham was the first shadow minister out of the traps attacking Gove hard at education questions and Angela Eagle gave David Cameron a history lesson.

By Rick Muir / @rickmuir1

Ed Miliband has signalled that he wants to recalibrate Labour’s approach to crime and justice. In particular he has signalled support for Ken Clarke’s prison reforms and has said he wants Labour to take back lost territory on civil liberties.

In this context, how are we to judge last week’s Shadow Cabinet appointments? On the one hand Sadiq Khan at justice, a former human rights solicitor, appears to herald a more liberal approach, especially on sentencing and penal reform. On the other hand Ed Balls at home affairs is widely seen as ‘tough on crime’, ready to land heavy punches on the coalition as they row back on anti-social behaviour laws and cut police numbers.

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

Andy Burnham belied his "nice-guy" reputation today, and went on the offensive against Michael Gove in his first outing as shadow education secretary. Burnham attacked the Education secretary, saying that he "failed to understand the difference between being a minister and a journalist".

Speaking in the commons, Andy said:

By Michael Payne

Having spent the last few months supporting David Miliband’s campaign to be leader of the Labour Party I cannot say I was overjoyed with the final result, but it would be all to easy to be bitter and become tribal by criticising Ed. Instead Labour must build on the talents of those who missed out on the opportunity to lead our party. Now David Miliband has taken a step back from frontline politics I hope his leadership will drive forward the integration of community organising into the Labour Party.

By Laurence Turner

Writing yesterday for the Guardian, Julian Glover adopted the tone of a patient monk dissuading an unusually enthusiastic initiate from the follies of excited youth. The real debate, he explained slowly, pronouncing every syllable carefully, was about fairness, not equality. After musing gently on the vagaries of the former term, he quietly confined the latter to the history books. The left, he informed us – I imagine with a wistful half-sigh – has ‘to understand the impossibility and undesirability of equality.’ And that was that. The homily finished, Brother Glover exited – perhaps to dispute on the finer points of transubstantiation, or to illuminate a particularly challenging manuscript.

The only problem with his argument is that it is completely wrong.

By John Healey

The British people are proud of the National Health Service, and our party has been proud to be its biggest champion. I am delighted to be appointed shadow health secretary, and I look forward to working with Ed Miliband on what is going to be the biggest battleground on public services between now and the next election.

What the coalition government has in store for the NHS comes with a big risk. At breakneck speed, they are set to dismantle the service as we know it, scrapping national standards. Patient care should be the priority, but Tories and their LibDem allies are choosing to tie up staff in the biggest reorganisation since the NHS was founded.

By Joseph Ottaway

Attending a local Labour party meeting on Friday evening it was interesting to gauge the reaction to Ed Miliband’s decision to name Alan Johnson as his shadow chancellor. At first I was surprised and a little disappointed, a sentiment shared by many at the meeting. I think all present had naively assumed Cooper and Balls were the only two realistic candidates, and only Cooper seemed genuinely likely of the two to actually get it. Furthermore, given the particular leanings of my local constituency party, I think that they very much liked the idea of a female shadow chancellor. When she topped the poll of the PLP vote on Thursday night I had become even more convinced of the likelihood of her appointment to the role. But, as some of the shrewder members began to point out as the meeting progressed, the appointment of a moderate and very un-Ballsonian alternative makes a great deal of sense.

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* 23 new MPs in Ed Miliband's shadow team - who are they?

* Ed Miliband has ruled out personal tax rises.

* Poll suggests young voters back benefit cuts.

* NHS will be privatised by the back door says John Healey.

* Nick Clegg makes another u-turn, and this time it's a big one - tuition fees...

* Lib Dem ministers have refused to back higher student fees.

* RMT accepts pay deal as strike is averted.

* And Lords reform "could take a decade".

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

After today’s announcement of the junior shadow ministerial positions, we now have a clear idea of Ed Miliband’s team, and the way in which he sees the talents available to him, and the party – with a combination of youth and experience, but still leaving some real talent (and some big beasts) on the backbenches.

One of the “New Generation” who has inspired thousands of column inches already is the talented newcomer Chuka Umunna, who will serve as one of Ed Miliband’s PPS’s. This is a smart move from the leadership, which allows Umunna to learn the ropes and gain experience at the top of the party without exposing him to the intense media pressure that he would receive in a junior shadow role. He’s been hotly tipped as a future party leader – by allowing him two years in a prominent role, but out of the direct media spotlight, Ed Miliband has ensured that might still happen.

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

Ed Miliband has made good on his talk of a "New Generation", by promoting several of the 2010 intake of MPs to junior shadow ministerial roles.

Ed's team will be joined by new MPs including Rachel Reeves, Johnny Reynolds, Tom Greatrex, Michael Dugher, Luciana Berger, Gloria De Piero and Gemma Doyle. Chuka Umunna and Anne McGuire have also been appointed as PPS to Ed Miliband. Speaking this afternoon, Ed Miliband said:

"I am delighted with Labour's front bench team. I am particularly pleased that I could bring in a new generation of talent, whilst also using the experience of a broad range of Labour MPs. This is a team from all parts of the party, which will robustly hold the coalition government to account."

Full list of the junior shadow posts below:

By Diana Smith / @mulberrybush

It has been an interesting week for the NHS.

On the first day of the Conservative Party conference, I joined a part of the big society that David Cameron does not much care for - 10,000 people marching in the pouring rain. Different groups, and different causes, coming together to give voice to our concerns about actions this government is taking.

We skirted the outskirts of the conservative conference. We shouted rather loudly, but no one inside the heavily fortified compound seemed to hear.

By Kathryn Rose

When Ed Miliband became the leader of the Labour Party he invited us to ‘join a new generation for change’; in order to do this we need to understand exactly what this ‘new generation for change’ means.

The media appears to share my interest in what this phrase stands for and has started comparing party leaders’ ages. George Osborne and David Cameron seem to think it is an age thing too: as they enthusiastically point out that they are about the same age as Ed Miliband. This interpretation seems to be fuelled by the association of the term ‘generation’ with age; given the fact that our new shadow cabinet contains more young politicians than the last maybe there is an element of truth to this, however, age is not the defining element of the ‘new generation’.

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

As Ed Miliband appoints junior shadow cabinet ministers, it has been revealed that Diane Abbott will take on the junior role on public health.

Other rumours this evening have centered around the new intake with Chuka Umunna, Rachel Reeves and Michael Dugher being hotly tipped. Kevin Maguire believes that up to six of the new intake of MPs could be given roles.

Meanwhile, we're hearing that there will be roles for Andrew Gwynne, Andy Slaughter, Chris Bryant, Chris Leslie, Barbara Keeley, Ian Austin, Stephen Twigg and Wayne David. Kerry McCarthy is also rumoured to have left the whips office, but Lyn Brown is staying there - she's been promoted.

Although the rumours will continue over the next twenty four hours, we don't expect to hear any firm announcements until tomorrow - but we'll continue to bring you the news as we have it.

Update I: Expect to see Shabana Mahmood as one of the new intake given a junior shadow cabinet role, and Emily Thornberry (who came agonisingly close to election to the shadow cabinet) being given a role too.

Update II: Paul Wilkinson is the comments says he's sad not to hear mention of Vernon Coaker - we can confirm that Vernon is in line for a role, and could be even be doing a role he's done before. Roberta Blackman-Woods, Karen Buck and Helen Goodman should all be getting roles too.

Update III: Liz Kendall (who, like Chuka Umunna featured in Labour's "New Generation" party political broadcast) is the latest name we're hearing linked with a junior portfolio.