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David Miliband and Ed Balls set to launch Labour leadership bids
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie May 11, 2010 01:14am |
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| Author | Polly Curtis |
| Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
| News Date | Tuesday, May 11, 2010 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | David Miliband, the foreign secretary, and Ed Balls, the schools secretary, are poised to declare their candidacy for the Labour leadership once negotiations with the Liberal Democrats are completed.
Amid delicate talks with the Lib Dems over a possible coalition, it was agreed at last night's cabinet meeting that no bids would be launched until the talks had ended. A ministerial aide said: "You can't have anyone breaking cover."
Miliband said the agreement meant no potential candidate would launch their leadership campaign before coalition talks conclude. "I intend to abide by those rules decided at cabinet today," he said.
But Miliband, who emerged as favourite with the bookmakers last night, and Balls are certain to run. The energy and climate change secretary, Ed Miliband, and the health secretary, Andy Burnham, are also taking soundings from colleagues about their chances if they run. |
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