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Ed Miliband, Noomi Rapace

Labour say that the Coalition Government's cuts have hit women hardest - Jenni talks to Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party, about his offer to women voters.

And Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, best known for her role in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, discusses her new film Child 44.

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41 minutes

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  • Ed Miliband

    Duration: 22:37

  • Child 44

    Duration: 09:18

Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband became Leader of the Labour Party in the autumn of 2010. He had worked at the heart of New Labour, both in opposition and in power, advising Gordon Brown before becoming an MP in 2005 and joining the government one year later.聽The Labour Party says that the Coalition Government鈥檚 cuts have hit women hardest and this week he launched his party鈥檚 manifesto saying that "Britain only succeeds when working families succeed". Jenni talks to Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party, about his offer to women voters. 聽

Child 44

Noomi Rapace stars in a new film, Child 44, based on the best-selling novel by Tom Rob Smith. The backdrop is 1950鈥檚 Soviet Russia, and the story is loosely based on the crimes of real-life serial killer Andrei Chikatilo. 聽Noomi plays Raisa Demidov, the wife of a secret police agent. In the film the couple investigate a trail of murdered children, hampered by Stalin鈥檚 rule that, 鈥淭here is no crime in Paradise.鈥 聽Noomi Rapace made a name for herself when she starred in the original version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She joins Jenni to talk about Child 44, and why she鈥檚 drawn to roles in such dark films.

Child 44 goes on general release on April 17th.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jenni Murray
Producer Sarah Crawley
Interviewed Guest Ed Miliband
Interviewed Guest Noomi Rapace

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  • Wed 15 Apr 2015 10:00

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