Ed Miliband

The riots – one week on

August 16, 2011

Last week there was political consensus that law and order must be restored before politicians started analysing why the riots happened and what should be done to prevent a recurrence. Today, that analysis started with speeches from both Cameron and Miliband, and consensus there is none. There is a danger that all commentators faced by [...]

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Labour Leader condemns Government’s knee-jerk reaction to riots

August 15, 2011

Ed Miliband, speaking at his old school Haverstock Comprehensive, gave the first dispassionate analysis of last week’s riots and called on the government not to make political capital out of personal tragedy or use the events to push forward a private agenda. You can read Ed’s full speech here.

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Nottingham People’s Forum

April 4, 2011

Last week the whole Labour front bench travelled to Nottingham for the People’s Policy Forum – an opportunity for everyone to discuss their policy priorities with Labour’s shadow government. Over 2,000 people attended and I spent four hours fielding questions on crime and justice – from sentencing and prisons to police numbers and legal aid [...]

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Andy to join Labour frontbench

October 11, 2010

I was honoured to be asked by Ed Miliband, the new leader of the Labour party, to serve in the Shadow Justice team. It is of course exciting to serve on Labour’s front bench at a time of renewal for the Party. I believe our new team is capable of holding the coalition to account as they pursue an [...]

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Copenhagen

December 7, 2009
Ed Milliband

Today marks the start of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit, which for the next two weeks will work towards a global consensus on tackling an issue that none of us can choose to ignore. Over the last few weeks I have received dozens of emails and letters from constituents, all united in their hope for [...]

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