Simpson: Ed ‘speaks from the heart not just the brain’

Derek Simpson, joint general secretary of Unite, comments on Ed Miliband’s leadership:

“Our members supported him as individual voters.

“Word came back to us that people were seeing… a man standing up, empathising with problems, speaking from the heart and not just the brain, and word came back this is the guy our members were seeing – a leader.

“We’re fearful the impact of the coalition’s proposals really is falling very much on those least able to pay but more significantly than that, really risking plunging back into recession.”