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David Davis said too many Conservative figures were under-rating Ed Miliband’s leadership credentials. “My instinct is, he's going to be cleverer than we think and we'd be very unwise to take him less than seriously. I want us to win the... Continue to article
It is not difficult to imagine Nigel Farage at the Bar of the House. I am thinking not so much of the line marking the boundary of the chamber, more of Strangers’ Bar. Farage would fit in well there, supping a pint of bitter or a large... Continue to article
White House hospitality or House of Commons hostility? It’s an easy choice really. David Cameron may be beginning to resemble the houseguest that never leaves, but hey, it’s a special relationship. No one will mind if he sticks around ... Continue to article
John Mann MP’s constituency of Bassetlaw in many ways fits the demographic of somewhere we might expect to see UKIP make progress: a part of the East Midlands once home to significant manufacturing and mining communities with a range o... Continue to article
Ed Miliband hit out at the “extraordinary lengths” taken by Google to avoid paying tax in the UK after the Public Affairs Committee described the search engine’s conduct as “evil”. “People will be shocked by the evidence that Google is g... Continue to article
This is madness. Ed Miliband’s critique of managerial politics and its bureaucratic, top-down remoteness has always been spot on. Yet I can’t think of an issue where the governed and the governing are further apart than on Europe. Continue to article
Ed Miliband is a “wishy washy wally” on the question of a European referendum, the Environment Secretary said today. Owen Paterson hit back at Labour’s attack on the Tory position on Europe and called on the opposition leader to clarify ... Continue to article
In the Commons, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson calls Ed Miliband a 'wishy washy wally of a shadow leader' over Europe.
David Cameron has accused Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg of “sticking their heads in the sand” over the need to hold a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. Continue to article
Ed Miliband said the issue in the Conservative party was not Europe but David Cameron's "weak leadership". "What we see today is a Labour Party focused on jobs and living standards and sorting out our economy and a Conservative Party whe... Continue to article
John Cryer said he'd vote to leave the EU if there was a referendum on the current terms. “If it was on the present relationship with the EU I’d vote to get out. It’s an undemocratic institution, it’s a small rich white club which to me ... Continue to article
The time has come for Ed Miliband to put up or shut up. Last October, he stood on the stage where he had accepted the Labour leadership 24 months earlier, and told his party conference: “I didn’t beco... Continue to article
Lord Sainsbury of Turville, who has given more than £12 million to the Labour Party, says that he has no intention of donating to the party again and condemned leader Ed Miliband as 'as average'. Continue to article
Ed Miliband’s party already have a tailor-made set of beliefs that tackle head on the alienation and anger that has turned almost a quarter of the country purple and yellow. Continue to article
Ed Miliband MP, leader of the Labour Party, in a speech to the Progress annual conference 2013, said: Thank you for that kind reception. But it is great to be here at Progress. For nearly 20 years Progress has been an important forum for... Continue to article
In a speech to the Progress annual conference Ed Miliband is expected to say: “Three years to the day since they stood together in the Downing Street rose garden and promised change, what do David Cameron and Nick Clegg really offer for ... Continue to article
Ed Miliband said Labour wanted to see the Government go further to crack down on unscrupulous employers in the Queen’s Speech later, and to tackle the “deep problems” facing Britain. “We’ll look at the Government’s proposals on immigrati... Continue to article
Conservative party press release Grant Shapps, Conservative Party Chairman said: “If Ed Miliband is too weak to stand up to his own Shadow Chancellor, then he won't be able to stand up for the British people.” “It’s the same old La... Continue to article
David Cameron is bowing to pressure from UKIP after last week’s local elections and ignoring the interests of the country, a Labour MP has said. Seema Malhotra said the Government should be focusing on the economic difficulties of the co... Continue to article
There is nothing like real elections to concentrate minds and the most furrowed brows over this weekend will be in the Conservative Party. The recriminations inside the Tories have already started as the party comes to terms with Thursday's... Continue to article
Ed Miliband said: "I’m pleased with the gains that we’ve made here in Hastings and across the south, and indeed in other parts of the country, in Derbyshire and elsewhere. We’re still waiting for the full results to come in. I also recog... Continue to article
The political parties are giving their interpretations of the local elections results in a bid to set the political narrative around the results. Labour sources said it would exceed its expected gains and that it was on course to win Der... Continue to article
Mark Wallace is executive editor of ConservativeHome There is a war at the top of Government over the Queen’s Speech. This isn’t the sniping between rival ministers, or the familiar attrition between the front and back benches. It’s... Continue to article
Starting in the early hours of tomorrow morning, we shall be bombarded with analyses of the local election results. Are the gains and losses for each party above, below or on a par with expectations? Is Ed Miliband on course to become Prime Minister? Has UKIP overtaken the Liberal Democrats? Continue to article
This pic of Nigel Farage sitting outside a pub in the MayDay sunshine, pint at hand and reading Private Eye's 'Clowns' splash, is in many ways the perfect PR for the UKIP leader. The Press Association photo is so good the Daily Tele... Continue to article
Ed Miliband said businesses across the UK welcomed his proposal for a jobs guarantee. “Businesses across Britain that I’ve talked to have welcomed this idea. And I say often when I’m talking to people, if I become Prime Minister, it’ll b... Continue to article
Ed Miliband, speaking during the final day of the local election campaign from the East Midlands, said: "Over the past three weeks, I have travelled across our country having hundreds of conversations with the people of Britain. "In m... Continue to article
It’s election season so everyone’s focused on floating voters. But LBC took it to the next level by literally having floating voters… floating. On the Thames. While the Deputy Prime Minister sinks or swims on his weekly phone-in show. (L...
Coalition for Marriage / ComRes press release One in four 2010 Tories say gay marriage turning them off voting Conservative, according to new poll * Gay marriage will hit David Cameron hard in the local elections * Pro traditional ma... Continue to article
Ed Miliband admitted borrowing would go up in the short term under a Labour government committed to cutting VAT. “Of course, yes, and we’ve said that actually before many times, a number of times. My point is this, that over say a five-y... Continue to article
His World at One interview showed Miliband wriggling over the economy. But the public is receptive to an alternative to austerity Continue to article
National Policy Monitor press release David Cameron’s popularity is at its lowest level since before the 2010 general election, new figures from the National Policy Monitor (NPM) study, based at the University of Essex, have revealed. ... Continue to article
Ed Miliband said Labour's planned VAT cut would temporarily increase public borrowing in order to bring it down in the long-term. Asked about his performance in The World at One yesterday, he said: "That happens – you do interviews, some... Continue to article
Something is happening on the centre ground of British politics. An exodus. The Conservative leadership is being lured to the right. Ed Miliband is pulling his party to the left. Only the Liberal Democrats are holding firm. Continue to article
Conservative party press release Speaking on the World At One, Ed Miliband refused ten times to admit that Labour’s plans would mean borrowing more. This is despite Ed Balls already admitting that Labour would borrow more. Conservativ... Continue to article
Ed Miliband's position on the Winter Fuel Allowance "has not changed", a source said today. A senior Labour source told PoliticsHome: "Of course we look at all these issues, but as Ed made clear twice in the interview Labour supports th... Continue to article
Ed Miliband says he will look at the question of whether wealthier pensioners should receive benefits such as winter fuel payments. Continue to article
Ed Miliband said he would look at the issue of universal pensioner benefits in his party's policy review. “We’re supporters of the Winter Fuel Allowance and those other benefits. We introduced them when we were in government. Of course i... Continue to article
Judging by the broad, if sometimes shaky, support Ed Miliband enjoys from the Labour left, there is a general acceptance now that the Party has moved some clicks along the political spectrum towards s... Continue to article
Ed Miliband is preparing for a major reshuffle after the autumn party conference, the Guardian reports. Continue to article
Ed Miliband urged caution from the international community over Syria, but described the situation in the country as "very worrying". "We need to be cautious. It’s deeply worrying what we’ve seen. I think what the international com... Continue to article
Major newspapers have rejected the Government's plans for a Royal Charter on press regulation and will instead publish their own proposals, it was announced today. The news appears to scupper the plans put together by David Cameron, Ed Mil... Continue to article
A few months ago I was chatting to a supporter of David Miliband. “I think Ed might actually make it,” he said. “He’s useless, but he’s lucky.” Today may well prove to be the day Ed Miliband’s luck ra... Continue to article
In response to the Len McCluskey interview in the NS, a spokesman for Ed Miliband said: “Len McCluskey does not speak for the Labour Party. This attempt to divide the Labour Party is reprehensible. It is the kind of politics that... Continue to article
WORDS: SAM MACRORY Geeky aficionados of lesser-spotted Parliamentary events arrived en masse today for a rare sighting. Prime Minister's Questions was back. For half an hour only. It's been away for four weeks. And you'll only get one mo... Continue to article
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said the Conservatives must ditch David Cameron before any deal with his party could be struck. At a lunch for journalists in Westminster he also said Michael Gove would be a good replacement as Tory leader a... Continue to article
Ed Miliband refused to confirm whether Labour would pledge to match Tory spending plans ahead of the 2015 election, but said his government would be “very different” from the administration led by Tony Blair. “We’ll look at what the... Continue to article
Labour were accused of representing “Tory-lite” this evening as the former Green leader issued a stinging attack on the party’s policy positions. Caroline Lucas said Ed Miliband’s party had been inconsistent on welfare reforms. “They are... Continue to article
Labour supporters horrified at the prospect of the Galloway's return have no need to worry, he is not coming back. Ed Miliband's office regularly facilitates meetings with MPs from other parties. Ed has even had private meetings with Nick Clegg. Continue to article
Andy Burnham said the Government was engaging in back-door privatisation of the National Health Service. "Private companies have had a supporting role on the fringes of the NHS, but what we’re seeing now is quite different. The scale and... Continue to article
07/10/2012 in Labour Party
Ed Miliband and his wife Justine are milionaires and have a house worth an estimated £2m. Public records show that the Miliband's bought their home in 2009 for £1.6m and it is now likely to be worth around £2m. The Sunday Times reports Mr Miliband earns £139,355 a year, meaning he is just shy of the top tax bracket, while Ms Miliband, who is an environmental barrister, could also benefit from the top rate tax cut.
12/07/2012 in Olympics
Tony Blair is to take up a new role leading the part of Labour's policy review concerned with the Olympic legacy.
The decision was announced by Labour Leader Ed Miliband at a joint appearance with Mr Blair at a London fundraiser at the Emirates Stadium last night.
Mr Miliband said Mr Blair would advise the review on how to "maximise both [the Games'] economic and its sporting legacies" and added that his involvement marked a "coming together for the Labour tribe".
08/06/2012 in Media/Phone hacking
David Cameron, George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband will appear before the Leveson Inquiry into media standards next week, it was announced today.
The Chancellor and former prime minister Gordon Brown will appear on Monday, before Mr Miliband, Harriet Harman and former prime minister John Major give evidence on Tuesday.
The Deputy Prime Minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond will be appearing on Wednesday, before Mr Cameron gives evidence on Thursday.
The full schedule can be found on the Inquiry's website here.
18/09/2012 in Political System
A poll conducted for The Times has found Labour has stretched its lead over the Conservatives to 15 points. However the Populus survey has discouraging results for Ed Miliband, with 60% of people wanting David Cameron to remain in Downing Street, either because they thought he was doing a good job, or because they prefer him to Mr Miliband.
22/06/2012 in Immigration
Labour must "change its approach" to immigration, Ed Miliband said today as he signalled a shift away from a focus on border controls and towards the impact of migration on people's lives.
In a speech in London, he also distanced himself from a phrase Gordon Brown employed when in power, saying that he was "not going to promise British jobs for British workers".
In a speech in London, he admitted Labour "got it wrong" when it allowed uncontrolled immigration from new EU states in 2004, and promised to limit immigration from new member states if in government.
"We were dazzled by globalisation and too sanguine about its price," Mr Miliband said. "By focusing exclusively on immigration's impact on growth, we lost sight of who was benefiting from that growth - and the people being squeezed in the middle who were losing out."
A host of Labour figures have been on the air to admit that the party had made mistakes on immigration. Keith Vaz said there had been errors "particularly on the border agency", while former Home Secretary Jack Straw said it was "a major policy error" not to have transitional controls on immigration from new EU member states.
And former minister John Denham admitted Labour’s failure to impose transitional arrangements on the new EU countries had led to far more immigrants far quicker than anticipated. But he insisted Labour the party was not talking about capping the total number of immigrants at this stage.
Conservative co-chair Baroness Warsi has pleaded with Cabinet colleagues to drop what she labelled a "racist" policy, when they discussed curbs on migrants bringing family members to live with them in Britain, the Independent reports.
07/06/2012 in Scotland
Fewer than a third of English and Welsh people believe Scotland should become independent from the rest of the UK, according to a ComRes poll for the Independent. The figures, published today, show that 28% agree Scotland should become an independent country while 57% disagree. The poll coincides with a speech by Ed Miliband today where he will accuse the SNP of offering a "false choice" between being Scottish and British.
16/05/2013 on Question Time Extra Time, BBC Radio 5live
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