Denis McShane told the Parliamentary Labour Party meeting that Ed Miliband's was the shortest speech that he had ever heard from a Labour leader, whereupon the PLP chairman Tony Lloyd interjected and told the occasionally long-winded McShane:
"That's no reason for you to make up for it."
The party must show "unity" and "humility" Ed Miliband told Labour MPs, and acknowledge that Labour lost the election.
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Comment number 1.
At 11th Oct 2010, barriesingleton wrote:AS ANY FULE KNO
Brown lost the election, all on his own. But parties do not allow admission that they have had a duff leader. There goes humility. As for unity, they wanted DAVID Miliband, almost to a cipher. Of course they are united under Ed - united against him.
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Comment number 2.
At 12th Oct 2010, JunkkMale wrote:The party must show "unity" and "humility" Ed Miliband told Labour MPs, and acknowledge that Labour lost the election.
Another good way is to look around and note who is sitting where the government is.
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