At the age of 16, we can marry our MP, legally have sex with our MP, join the armed forces and fight for our MP and pay tax for our MP, but the one thing we cannot do is vote for our MP. How can this be justified?
David Miliband leads Ed Miliband by eight points in the run-off – 54 per cent to 46 per cent – in the fullest survey yet undertaken of the Labour leadership contest.
Labour backbencher John Mann has switched his support from Ed Miliband – whom he nominated – to David Miliband following a ballot of 15,000 party members and known Labour voters in his Bassetlaw constituency.
Ed Miliband spoke in Norwich last night. Local Green party councillor Rupert Read attended and was impressed by the performance.
Douglas Alexander this evening insisted that David Miliband was winning the race for 2nd preferences. But Ed’s campaign believe they are the grassroots candidate.
The Miliband brothers are neck-and-neck for top spot in the first round of voting. As many have predicted, the decision will come down to 2nd preferences.
Labour leadership candidate Ed Miliband has challenged Chris Huhne to stand up against “free-market zealots”, accusing the climate change and energy secretary of “turning your back on green industry”.
As the Labour Leadership race gathers pace evidence is emerging that the alternative vote system is favouring Ed Miliband.
Distance between the candidates for the Labour leadership is beginning to open up on a range of issues as the they seek to differentiate themselves from one another.
Talking to LFF, Ed Miliband said greater income equality should be an “explicit goal” for the party. He expressed his concern with the date of the planned AV referendum.
