Monday 23 April 2007

David Miliband Declares He Will Support Gordon Brown as the Next Prime Minister


David Miliband, Brown's most serious rival, said publicly for the first time that he will support the Chancellor. At a Labour press conference in Glasgow for the Scottish Parliament election campaign, Mr Miliband denied that he was waiting for the results to decide whether to stand. "I'll be voting for Gordon Brown as Labour leader," he said. "He's done fantastic things for the prosperity of all British people over the last 10 years and I think he's the best qualified candidate across a wider canvas. He'll bring pride to the whole of the UK and when he does I look forward to supporting him."


However Mr Miliband, who is now expected to head an environment and energy department in Brown's Cabinet, argued in a news-paper article that success in the next general election would require the party not to go back on the New Labour project, but to offer "New Labour Plus''.


What exactly is "New Labour Plus?" New Labour was filled with broken promises, airs of corruption, scandals, an increase in the "surveillance society" we now have to endure and many public services including the NHS going downhill. Does New Labour Plus mean even more of the above? Do we now have more broken promises, scandals, and even worse public services to look forward to?


"New Labour" was the country's golden child at one time, today they are nothing more than an embarrassment.

2 comments:

didbygraham said...

He'll bring pride to the whole of the UK and when he does I look forward to supporting him."

With comments like that then its just as well he isnt standing himself - he is clearly not on the same planet as the rest of the country

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thebestnewsfirst said...

Good point dbg. Miliband has lost touch with reality if he truly believes that.