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Ed Miliband's big welfare speech in full

Ed Miliband outlines Labour's new approach to welfare

Labour leader Ed Miliband has journeyed all the way to east London to deliver a major speech setting his party's direction of travel on welfare spending. Here's the check-against-delivery version of his speech in full.

Miliband 2.0: Labour leader backs coalition's welfare cap

Labour 'responsibility' on Ed Miliband's mind

Ed Miliband's conference speech in full

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

Ed Miliband: The heir to 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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David Miliband: The nearly man of British politics

David Miliband's departure could well be a relief to his brother

David Miliband: A serious figure, frustrated by the ease with which his enemies could laugh at him, and saddled by a mixed record in office.

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Missing him already: Labour mourns David Miliband's departure

"Loss" and Labour: David Miliband will clearly be missed

David Miliband's resignation from parliament is being greeted with dismay by Labour politicians in Westminster, as they confront the prospect of Ed Miliband becoming the senior Miliband brother in the Commons.

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The Political Week Online

Not Eric Joyce.

Eric Joyce, the bedroom tax, Bethan Jones, Tony Blair, and Mike Buchanan.

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'It really is that bad': Why Labour can't win on the economy

Opposition's economic offensive continues to be met with scorn by those blaming Labour

Labour is not winning the economic argument because it is failing to come up with a credible alternative "growth model", a leading political academic has claimed.

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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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'Unfit to stand trial': MP faces expenses judgement

Moran before her demise

Former Labour MP Margaret Moran has received a two year supervision and treatment order for fiddling her expenses.

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Labour win Corby byelection with decisive swing

There were big swings away the coalition partners

Labour look set to win all three of yesterday's by-elections, with victory already declared in Manchester Central and Cardiff South and Penarth.

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Mandelson: Blair was wrong to invade Iraq

Mandelson was nicknamed the 'Prince of Darkness'

Peter Mandelson has admitted Tony Blair made a mistake invading Iraq, as he did not foresee the prolonged violence that was to engulf the country.

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Expenses report destroys Denis MacShane's career

MacShane will not be paid during the suspension

Labour MP Denis MacShane's career was "effectively over" today, after a Commons watchdog found him guilty of repeated false expenses claims.

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Ed Miliband mental health speech in full

Miliband continued his one-nation theme today

Read Ed Miliband's full speech on mental health reform

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Comment: Why on earth are we allowing votes at 16 now?

Dugdale was elected in May 2011

Campaigners for votes at 16 should be wary of the stitch-up Cameron and Salmond have agreed on.

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Poll: Public reject 50p tax cut

Tax the rich say Labour

The vast majority of voters think the government should cancel the reduction in the top rate of tax from 50% to 45%.

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The Political Week Online: Labour conference special

Miliband bossing it

The One Nation Labour party gathered for a One Nation conference in the One Nation city of Manchester to thrash out some ermmm One Nation policies. One Nation. One Nation!

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Miliband: Heckler does not speak for Labour

Labour's leader had harsh words for the heckler

Ed Miliband has condemned the heckler who booed a fifteen year old school girl at the Labour Party conference in Manchester yesterday.

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Harriet Harman speech in full

Harman called for the 2015 campaign to start now

Read the full speech by Harriet Harman, shadow culture minister, to the Labour party conference.

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Labour to adopt 'marginal mindset' for 'one nation' campaign

Harriet Harman on stage during the 2012 Labour party conference

Labour would refuse to accept "no-go areas" around the country in the run-up to the general election campaign, Harman insisted.

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Hilary Benn speech in full

Hilary Benn is MP for Leeds Central

Read shadow communities and local government secretary Hilary Benn's full speech to conference.

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Hattersley slams Christian ethics

Hattersley was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrooke 1964-97

Christianity is a barrier to achieving a more egalitarian society, according to former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley.

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Labour: Teach in poor areas and we'll slash your tuition fees

Twigg is MP for Liverpool West Derby

Labour is promising a 'new deal' for teachers which will include cutting tuition fees for those who work in poorer areas.

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Sketch: Kisses and umbrellas at Miliband's Labour love-in

Ed Miliband is soaking up every moment of his newfound adultation

It was as if a loveless couple had finally discovered their passion. Ed Miliband and the Labour party were making up for lost time.

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Miliband's conference speech 2012: Shadow cabinet reactions

Miliband got a good reaction from his colleagues

Perhaps light-headed with relief that their leader has successfully negotiated his first conference speech delivered without notes, Ed Miliband's shadow Cabinet are in particularly effusive mode as they assess his performance...

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Sketch: Miliband treads on Cameron's toes

Without a lectern, Ed Miliband was free to deploy his limbs

Gone was gormless Ed. In his place, at the darkest of hours, there appeared unto Labour a new kind of leader: the Southern lay preacher, his soul transmogrified into the body of a wonk.

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