Miliband to address Miner's Gala
Ed Miliband is due to become the first Labour leader to address the Durham Miners' Gala in more than 20 years.
Dave Hopper, general secretary of the Durham Miners' Association, said he hoped people would welcome him, after his predecessors John Smith, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown refused to visit.
Labour leader welcomed by Gala crowds
The first Labour leader to attend the Durham Miners' Gala in 23 years was welcomed warmly by the crowds in Durham.
Miliband ends Labour's Miners' Gala snub
Ed Miliband will become the first Labour leader to attend the Durham Miners' Gala since 1989 this weekend.