Being a career politician now seems like the only route to the top
Ed Miliband joins David Cameron in being elected party leader after only one term in the Commons – while Nick Clegg became leader after only two years.
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Murdoch press’s inaccuracies and half truths about Ed Miliband
The Murdoch press has wasted no time peddling inaccuracies and half truths about Ed Miliband; other members of the right-wing press have been more responsible.
Three challenges for Ed Miliband
Congratulations to Ed Miliband. As Left Foot Forward predicted, the younger Miliband brother won 51% to 49% in a “neck and neck” race. In a result which reinforces the need for party unity, David Miliband won the MPs and MEPstest
Milibands face challenge with ‘mainstream’ voters
A new poll from Demos and YouGov reveals the scale of the challenge facing the new leader of the Labour Party, Richard Darlington, head of Open Left, explains.
Ed Miliband projected to win Labour crown
Left Foot Forward’s latest intelligence on MPs and MEPs does not give David Miliband enough support to win. Ed Miliband is likely to win the leadership crown tomorrow.
Voting over – but will the race come down to MPs’ second preferences?
With voting now over, it looks like the Labour leadership race will be neck-and-neck – and could come down to Abbott/Balls/Burnham supporters’ 2nd preferences.
The unity ticket? A quarter of party members are voting for both Milibands
While the Labour leadership election is likely to remain too close to call definitively until the day of the result, there is good evidence that the party will be able to unite around the winner.
Mili-D team is “also increasingly confident” of victory
David Miliband’s team have hit back at comments by Mili-E on the Today programme. His team claim that they are “also increasingly confident” of victory.
Sun’s false claim Ed M’s in the pocket of the unions
Ed Miliband’s leadership campaign may not have the money that his older brother David’s does, but he is sure that the support of 4,500 volunteers has made up for it. Figures released by the Electoral Commission today show that Ed’s fundraising last month overtook David’s by nearly £21,500.
Exclusive: David leads Ed 57:43 overall among Labour councillors
A new poll of 265 Labour councillors for today’s Daily Politics will show David Miliband to be the favoured candidate over his brother by 57 per cent to 43 per cent, Left Foot Forward can reveal.