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Politics

Why Ed Miliband may have lost Labour the next election, too

By not staying on as caretaker leader, he has ensured his party plots its course in panic and ignorance

20 June 2015

9:00 AM

20 June 2015

9:00 AM

You wait ages for a Labour leadership contest, then five come along at once. In the past few days, nominations have closed for the contests to be leader and deputy leader of the UK and Scottish Labour parties respectively as well as on the party’s pick for London mayor. Who wins these races will determine how Labour defines itself in opposition and how quickly it can regain power.

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