Archive: Ed Miliband

Carte blanche? Google's Schmidt waves white flag to Miliband

Miliband offers a different perspective on Google's tax affairs

Google would stay in Britain even if Ed Miliband unilaterally strengthened the country's tax transparency laws, the Labour leader has told Politics.co.uk.

Ed Miliband's Google speech in full

Parliament's judgement on Starbucks and Amazon: 'Outrageous and immoral'

Regulate Google: Brits demand greater privacy online

No money for mediocrity, 'average' Miliband told

Ed Miliband damned with mediocre praise by Lord Sainsbury

Ed Miliband has only "average" political skills, former Labour party bankroller Lord Sainsbury has declared.

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The Political Week Online: Mr Men, Mrs Nad, and Mr Man U

Get your embarrassing red paws of me, Ed. Oops, I mean ted.

The resignation of Sir Alex Ferguson, Michael Gove's bashing of the Mr Men books, and Nadine Dorries.

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Miliband mocked for Ferguson death tweet

Ed Miliband faced a barrage of online mockery this morning after his tweet memorialising Sir Alex Ferguson suggested the outgoing Manchester United manager had died.

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A mountain to climb: Miliband bats away leadership questions

Ed Miliband struggled during his World At One interview

Ed Miliband has insisted he is "confident about Labour's message" in a challenging and at times embarrassing radio interview.

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The Political Week Online: UKIP if you want to - courting the Kippers

How a sexual volcano might look from a great distance

Race-based sexual volcanoes are taking it a bit far, even if the Tories are trying on a bit of the UKIP look this week. Meanwhile, Wikileaks give us lulz, Winston Churchill gets put on fivers, and George Galloway says silly things. Or, as he calls them, things.

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The Iron Ed: Miliband ready to be Britain's next Thatcher

Ed Miliband will cast himself in the same light as Margaret Thatcher later, by suggesting he is the man to lead a transformative change in British politics after the next general election.

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Blair lashes out in unprecedented public attack on Miliband

Blair makes his most damaging attack on Miliband yet

Tony Blair offered a stinging critique of Ed Miliband's leadership today, in his most outspoken public attack on his successor's leadership since he took control of the Labour party.

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Analysis: Miliband and Clegg fighting different battles

Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband launched their local election campaigns today

While Lib Dem knives are out against their coalition partners in this year's council elections scrap, Ed Miliband has his sights set on a bigger prize: No 10.

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Diary: Confusing Budget speeches for the Oscars

Charlotte Henry breaks down this week's affairs

Breaking down the Budget, radio phone-ins and press regulation

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PMQs verdict: A feelgood Commons senses spring in the air

It's actually grey outside today, but at least it's not freezing any more

Ed Miliband's humour and David Cameron's good mood made this prime minister's questions an oddly light-hearted one. MPs will have a spring in their step as they drift off for lunch this afternoon.

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Two birds with one stone? Ministers mull immigration and benefits clampdown

Ministers trying to work out how badly new wave of immigrants could affect Britain

Ministers are wrestling with Britain's immigration headache later, as Ed Miliband again tries to make some headway with voters on the issue.

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PMQs verdict: Miliband overshadowed by... everybody

Not exactly a glittering triumph from Ed Miliband this week

When it comes to his despatch box performances, Ed Miliband is barely living up to his job title as leader of the opposition.

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PMQs verdict: A midterm shambles – but Cameron keeps grinning

MPs cheerfully went about their business of doing each other down in the first PMQs of the new year

The fact MPs were sitting down and stationary for the first prime minister's questions is not going to stop this writer claiming they all had a spring in their step.

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Miliband's new year's resolution: Come up with some policies

Ed Miliband's party will offer "concrete" policy proposals on welfare, education and business issues in 2013

The Labour party will begin providing detailed policy proposals next year, Ed Miliband has promised in his new year's message.

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PMQs verdict: An insufferable parade of bullies and swots

David Cameron and Ed Miliband in less childish times

This was David Cameron's first opportunity to bash Ed Balls since the shadow chancellor's autumn statement howler last week. Britain was in for a masterclass in bullying bravado.

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Drift towards division: Leveson unity evaporates

Protesters outside the QE2 Centre on Thursday, where Leveson launched his report. Cameron opposes it

Cross-party unity on Lord Justice Leveson's to reform press regulation appeared to be sliding away this weekend.

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PMQs verdict: Cameron and Miliband grinning at the heart of the storm

A moment of bonding across the despatch boxes?

Around them their respective backbenchers yelled and brayed, but the moment seemed to hold. Their eyes locked...

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Miliband takes on 'the wrong people'

Ed Miliband is against the "right people" and all for the "wrong people". No, wait

Ed Miliband has pledged to "stand up for the right people, not the wrong people" as he looks to reshape Britain's economy after 2015.

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Sketch: Red Eds woo blue collars

Ed Balls might appear chirpier, but it's Ed Miliband who's winning the workers over on a factory floor in Stevenage.

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Miliband warns against 'dangerous' Tory eurosceptics

Ed Miliband says Tory eurosceptics are 'dangerous' for Britain

Britain is "sleepwalking" towards an exit from the European Union because of growing euroscepticism in the Conservative party, Ed Miliband has warned.

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