Last year Ed Miliband said:

“This new leadership is sorely needed as Europe seeks to escape from austerity. And it matters to Britain. Francois Hollande has shown that the centre-left can offer hope and win elections with a vision of a better, more equal and just world.”

“We got on extremely well… He’s a very serious person. We talked about growth and austerity in Europe and how we can tilt the direction of where Europe is going.”