'Action hero' Ed Miliband goes to aid of cyclist
Labour leader Ed Miliband has been described as a "suave action hero" after he went to the aid of a cyclist after she crashed off her bike.
Ed Miliband criticises Unite union leader over comments
The Labour leader has issued a stinging attack on Len McCluskey, the leader of the Unite union, a big Labour donor.
Ed Miliband stands by Ed Balls despite poll blow
Ed Miliband won't get rid of Ed Balls despite an ITV News poll showing voters would rather David Cameron and George Osborne run the economy.
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Tory MP to propose motion of Humble Address
Tory former defence minister Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) has been given the honour this year of proposing a motion of Humble Address to the Queen at 2.30pm.
Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams (Bristol West) will second the motion before Labour leader Ed Miliband and Prime Minister David Cameron give their responses shortly after 3pm.
Miliband 'pleased' at Witney & Doncaster Labour wins
Labour leader Ed Miliband said he is "very pleased" his party has won both mayoral elections in Witney and Doncaster:
Very pleased that both Witney and Doncaster mayor have gone Labour... on my way to congratulate @ros4doncaster
From @Ed_Miliband on Twitter:Witney is David Cameron's constituency while Doncaster North is Miliband's.
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Prescott highlights Tory loss in Cameron's constituency
Lord Prescott has highlighted that the Conservatives lost a county council seat in David Cameron's Oxfordshire constituency to Labour:
So @ed_miliband wins in his constituency. @david_cameron loses in his #justsaying #vote2013
From @johnprescott on Twitter:“@seanlwoodcock: @johnprescott Tories lose control of Oxon!” < Cameron's constituency county
From @johnprescott on Twitter:Ed Miliband talks in Hastings after East Sussex gains
Ed Miliband: We are facing a living standards crisis
Labour leader Ed Miliband has been criticised for being unable to explain how his party would pay for its new policies - like cutting VAT.
It comes as all the parties step up their campaign before Thursday's local election.
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Speaking to Daybreak he said: "The thing is about me is that I haven't just said everything the last Labour Government did was right because I think that's a recipe for staying in opposition and not winning back people's trust."
He added, "we have a living standards crisis in this country and we've got to tackle it."
Miliband: Tax breaks to encourage living wage
Ed Miliband has told the Guardian that Labour will offer tax breaks to private businesses to encourage them to pay the minimum wage if his party is elected into government.
Speaking on the local elections campaign trail, Mr Miliband insisted that Labour were listening to grass roots supporters as the party undertakes a wide ranging policy review.
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Ed Miliband criticises Unite union leader over comments
The Labour leader has issued a stinging attack on Len McCluskey, the leader of the Unite union, a big Labour donor.
Read the full storyCameron and Miliband lock horns over NHS A&E targets
The Labour leader Ed Miliband asked David Cameron to explain why NHS A&E targets are being missed, during Prime Minister's Questions.
"The number of people waiting more than four hours in A&E is nearly three times higher than when he came to office".
"As he approaches his third anniversary as Prime Minister, he needs to explain why an A&E crisis is happening on his watch".
Mr Cameron replied: "For the whole of last year we met the target for A&E attendance. That is a fact. If you take the number of occasions on which it was breached 15 times in the last year, That is lower than the 23 times it was breached when he was in power in 2008".
He also challenged Labour's track on the NHS saying: "They've only got to read the report into the Stafford Hospital".
"The fact is that waiting times are stable or down, waiting lists are down, the NHS is performing better under this government than it ever did under Labour", he added.
Ed Miliband ‘totally against’ general strike
Labour leader Ed Miliband says he is “totally against” the general strike being proposed by the Unite union.
He told ITV News: “I think it’s a terrible idea… I’m totally against a general strike.”
Miliband added: “We are funded by individual levy payers who are trade union members, who support the Labour Party.
“But a general strike is a very bad idea for the country – I’m totally against it, I’m very clear about that.”
Ed Miliband: Wife Justine was 'too cool' for me
Labour leader Ed Miliband said his wife would have been “too cool” for him at school.
The couple visited her old school in Nottingham today and it emerged Justine once jumped out of a window in order to avoid a teacher spotting her with lipstick and that she got detentions for wearing a purple coat instead of the regulation black one.
Asked by ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship whether he would have spotted Justine had they gone to school together, Miliband said: “I would definitely have locked eyes on her.
“But I think she wouldn’t have had any time for me… [she] was obviously too cool – this is what I now realise.”
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