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“Doncaster” doctor used by Cameron at PMQs doesn’t live in Doncaster

David Cameron at PMQs

A “Doncaster” doctor used by David Cameron to promote his health reforms yesterday has quit his commissioning group and doesn’t even live in Doncaster. The prime minister attempted to embarrass Miliband at PMQs by quoting a medical worker supposedly from his own constituency: Speaking as acting chairman of the Doncaster pathfinder CCG he said this: [...]

Chilly Mili: Ed Miliband pretends it’s not freezing in Davos

Ed Miliband: cold in Davos

With temperatures barely above zero in the canton of Graubünden, Ed Miliband was determined that his tailoring shouldn’t go to waste earlier this afternoon — shunning a much-required coat while conducting interviews. Someone please give him a scarf.

Ed Miliband: American football fan?

Ed Miliband tweeted about the Baltimore Ravens vs New England Patriots

While British political geeks remain transfixed by the Republican primary race, it would seem Ed Miliband is eyeing another American contest: the NFL play-offs. Sure to shock many who never had him down as an aficionado of Gridiron, Ed’s comprehensive tweet summary of the New England Patriots- Baltimore Ravens stateside showdown was full of expertise befitting of an [...]

Newt Gingrich steals “predators” attack line from Ed Miliband

Newt Gingrich and Ed Miliband

Newt Gingrich’s ailing nomination campaign has hit on a bold new strategy – appropriating attack lines from Ed Miliband. The Labour leader’s predators and producers concept, the centrepiece of his conference speech last September, is being used by the Republican grandee by in his latest media assaults on Mitt Romney. As Romney closed in on [...]

Miliband vs Humphrys: Today interview called “Radio 4 Jedward”

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In a quarrelsome interview on Radio 4’s Today Programme, John Humphrys quizzed Ed Miliband on the Labour leader’s speech later this morning and his grand vision for the party. Mired with sibling-like squabbling from Humphrys, the host’s interview style ensured tiffs blighted the encounter between (John) Humphrys and (Edward) Miliband, leading to the Today Programme’s Garry Richardson cheekily [...]

Ed Miliband tweets “Blackbusters” instead of “Blockblusters”

Ed Milibans tweets "Blackbusters" instead of "Blockbusters"

Poor Ed — it seems it’s been one of those weeks. Has he been taking Twitter lessons from Diane Abbott?

Ed Miliband rings Diane Abbott during live Twitter row interview

Ed Miliband rings Diane Abbott during live Twitter row interview

Politicos were left bemused earlier when Diane Abbott, facing the media for the first time over her unwise race remarks, interrupted a live interview with Sky News to answer her mobile phone. Paul Waugh has revealed the phone call was from none other than Ed Miliband, with Labour sources claiming the Hackney MP was given [...]

Panic grips press gallery as TV feed drops during Miliband speech

Panic grips the broadcast press section, above, at the Labour Conference in Liverpool, as for a few minutes the live video feed of Ed Miliband’s speech vanished. In an accusation regularly levelled at party leaders, Ed was left literally talking only to conference, as broadcasters frantically struggled to return the Labour leader to the airwaves. [...]