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Jeneral2885

(1,354 posts) Sat Nov 8, 2014, 05:43 PM Nov 2014

20 Labour MPs willing to challenge Miliband [View all]

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/08/ed-miliband-crisis-labour-mps-back-leadership-change

Ed Miliband’s Labour party leadership was plunged into fresh crisis as senior Labour MPs revealed that at least 20 shadow ministers were on the brink of calling for him to stand down.

The frontbenchers are willing to go public with their demand if the former home secretary, Alan Johnson, indicates that he would be prepared to step into the breach, should Labour be left leaderless just months from a general election.

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20 Labour MPs willing to challenge Miliband [View all] Jeneral2885 Nov 2014 OP

Argh. 6 months before an election is NOT the time for party infighting! LeftishBrit Nov 2014 #1

I don't rate Ed Miliband T_i_B Nov 2014 #2

He's changed his front bench Jeneral2885 Nov 2014 #5

My biggest foreign policy gripe with Labour... T_i_B Nov 2014 #6

However ... non sociopath skin Nov 2014 #8

Too little too late? T_i_B Nov 2014 #11

In 2010, Ed Miliband seemed to represent the party members' views the best muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #3

I can't think of any likely person who'd be any better LeftishBrit Nov 2014 #4

Miliband stay Jeneral2885 Nov 2014 #7

Tony puts himself behind Ed Jeneral2885 Nov 2014 #9

Interesting article from the Guardian on this... LeftishBrit Nov 2014 #10