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27/03/2013
UK Politics 'Poorer' Without Milliband
David Milliband's decision to step down as an MP will leave UK politics "a poorer place", according to his brother, the Labour leader Ed Milliband.
David Milliband has announced he will be leaving politics to take on a new role running the International Rescue Committee in New York.
The 47-year-old former foreign secretary was beaten to the post of Labour leader by his brother in 2010.
David Milliband told his constituency party in South Shields: "I will forever be Labour. But after writing two election manifestoes in 1997 and 2001, and serving as a minister for eight years, I now have to make a choice about how to give full vent to my ideas and ideals."
In a statement on Wednesday, Ed Miliband said: "Having spoken to him a lot over the past few months, I know how long and hard he thought about this before deciding to take up the offer. I also know how enthusiastic he is about the potential this job provides.
"As for us, we went through a difficult leadership contest but time has helped to heal that. I will miss him. British politics will be a poorer place without David. But his huge talents will be serving people around the world. I hope and believe that at some point in the future he can once again make a contribution to British public life."
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David Milliband has announced he will be leaving politics to take on a new role running the International Rescue Committee in New York.
The 47-year-old former foreign secretary was beaten to the post of Labour leader by his brother in 2010.
David Milliband told his constituency party in South Shields: "I will forever be Labour. But after writing two election manifestoes in 1997 and 2001, and serving as a minister for eight years, I now have to make a choice about how to give full vent to my ideas and ideals."
In a statement on Wednesday, Ed Miliband said: "Having spoken to him a lot over the past few months, I know how long and hard he thought about this before deciding to take up the offer. I also know how enthusiastic he is about the potential this job provides.
"As for us, we went through a difficult leadership contest but time has helped to heal that. I will miss him. British politics will be a poorer place without David. But his huge talents will be serving people around the world. I hope and believe that at some point in the future he can once again make a contribution to British public life."
(IT)
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