Cameron vs Miliband

Ed Miliband got his first taste of prime minister's questions today, as he faced off against David Cameron.

The new Labour leader had plenty of ammunition with which to attack the government on the issue of tuition fees which is causing convulsions in the Liberal Democrats.

Mr Miliband adopted an unexpected stance however, focusing narrowly on child benefit cuts for higher earners which dominated the Tory conference last week.

The new leader made a spirited attack on the prime minister by adopting many of the tactics used by Mr Cameron when he first became leader of the opposition in 2005.

The clash represents a change in style from the time when Gordon Brown stood in Mr Cameron's position and is a taste of what is to come over the next five years.