This morning Ed Miliband criticised the policy agenda of Starmer’s government so far and insisted the PM would focus on the “class divide.” He said not enough had been done to change the ‘rule’ of the “rich and powerful” and added:
“What angers Keir most is class, the class divide – he exists to change that. I dispute the idea this is not someone driven by burning passion. He knows we need more of that and we are going to see more of that.”
This intake of Labour MPs might not remember this is the same Ed Miliband who used an infamous tax loophole – rewriting his father’s will to reduce his Inheritance Tax bill. That wasn’t very Laboury, was it…
Co-conspirators may recall:
“In 1994 Mr Miliband, his brother David and their mother agreed to make a posthumous amendment to the will of Ralph Miliband, the brothers’ father.
Under the change, the brothers each received a 20% share in the family home in Primrose Hill, an exclusive area of north London. This reduced Mrs Miliband’s share from 100% to 60%, which would ultimately reduce the inheritance tax due on her estate. The legal device used to change the will was a “deed of variation”.
Starmer could think twice about Ed’s credentials on class war. He wages it, he doesn’t live it…
Speaking about Morgan McSweeney’s resignation, skills minister Jacqui Smith told Times Radio:
“It’s clearly not ideal but I do understand why Morgan, as he explained, decided to resign at this point. But the important thing as you say is how we both tackle what this Epstein and Mandelson scandal has identified and also how we make sure, as the prime minister is absolutely determined to, that we continue the change that the country needs and that’s what I’m focusing on this morning.”