Ed Miliband

Remember, I'm the guy who didn't want the referendum - I wouldn't have had it if I'd been prime minister. But you…

— Ed Miliband

I think the Labour government did good and important things, and it's really important not to undervalue them. I see in my…

— Ed Miliband

Congratulations to Barack Obama - great victory based on building fairer economy and optimism about what politics can achieve.

— Ed Miliband

I felt I could still make a contribution with ideas. I didn't know how, and it has taken me some time to…

— Ed Miliband

Dominant narrative is so overwhelming in politics. The smallest gaffe when the momentum is against you is a disaster. But when it…

— Ed Miliband

The new generation of Labour is different. Different attitudes, different ideas, different ways of doing politics.

— Ed Miliband

People want bigger, bolder answers to the problems that exist. I felt, as leader, 'My analysis is big; are the answers big…

— Ed Miliband

You're running to be prime minister - it's hard to be the person who makes jokes.

— Ed Miliband

This is a proud day and an important step forward in the fight for equality in Britain. The overwhelming majority of Labour…

— Ed Miliband

Look, there is a sort of old view about class which is a very simplistic view that we have got the working…

— Ed Miliband

A company is not accountable just to its owners, but to its workers and its customers.

— Ed Miliband

Margaret Thatcher was the first political leader in any major country to warn of the dangers of climate change

— Ed Miliband

The great thing is that whether we have faith or not, we are by and large very tolerant of people, whatever their…

— Ed Miliband

This idea about cheerful thinking, a digital platform for people to present their ideas, organise events around the country - that is…

— Ed Miliband

And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender…

— Ed Miliband

I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious…

— Ed Miliband

Let's start to have a grown up debate in this country about who we are and where we want to go and…

— Ed Miliband

In good times, people turn to Left wing parties, in bad times, they say, well, possibly Left-wing parties can't make those tough…

— Ed Miliband

I think part of the thing that is important to me, and is important to Labour supporters, is that the fight goes…

— Ed Miliband

I treat opinion polls with a pinch of sugar.

— Ed Miliband

Let the message go out - a new generation has taken charge of Labour which is optimistic about our country, optimistic about…

— Ed Miliband

We don't compete in the world by offering tax advantages to a few that we don't give to all our citizens and…

— Ed Miliband

There just isn't a version of 'socialism in one country' around in the 21st century. I think it's really important that we…

— Ed Miliband

We began as restless and radical. Remember the spirit of 1997, but by the end of our time in office we had…

— Ed Miliband

The numbers that we can welcome to our own countries are relatively small in comparison to the millions that have been displaced,…

— Ed Miliband