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| David Miliband: Labour is 'further from power than any time in the last 50 years' | David Miliband: Labour is 'further from power than any time in the last 50 years' |
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| Labour under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership is further from power than any time in the last 50 years, David Miliband has said. | Labour under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership is further from power than any time in the last 50 years, David Miliband has said. |
| As Mr Corbyn made clear he is determined to continue as Labour leader despite a humiliating defeat in the Copeland by-election, Mr Miliband said he was "deeply concerned" about the party. | As Mr Corbyn made clear he is determined to continue as Labour leader despite a humiliating defeat in the Copeland by-election, Mr Miliband said he was "deeply concerned" about the party. |
| The currently US-based former foreign secretary also refused to rule out a future run for the Labour leadership, saying: "What's the point of saying never?" | |
| "I'm obviously deeply concerned that Labour is further from power than at any stage in my lifetime," Mr Miliband told The Times. | "I'm obviously deeply concerned that Labour is further from power than at any stage in my lifetime," Mr Miliband told The Times. |
| Asked about his future, he added: "I honestly don't know what I'm going to do. It's hard to see, but what's the point of saying never?" | Asked about his future, he added: "I honestly don't know what I'm going to do. It's hard to see, but what's the point of saying never?" |
| MPs have warned the party was on course for a "catastrophic" general election defeat after the Conservatives snatched the Cumbrian seat of Copeland which had been held by Labour since 1935. | MPs have warned the party was on course for a "catastrophic" general election defeat after the Conservatives snatched the Cumbrian seat of Copeland which had been held by Labour since 1935. |
| Mr Corbyn said the result was "very disappointing" but made clear he would resist calls to resign. | Mr Corbyn said the result was "very disappointing" but made clear he would resist calls to resign. |
| "I was elected to lead this party. I am proud to lead this party," he said. "We will continue our campaigning work on the NHS, on social care, on housing." | "I was elected to lead this party. I am proud to lead this party," he said. "We will continue our campaigning work on the NHS, on social care, on housing." |
| One leading trade union figure warned Mr Corbyn he had to "turn things around" and show he could deliver a Labour government, while another said he needs to take responsibility for improving the party's fortunes "sooner rather than later". | One leading trade union figure warned Mr Corbyn he had to "turn things around" and show he could deliver a Labour government, while another said he needs to take responsibility for improving the party's fortunes "sooner rather than later". |
| A jubilant Theresa May travelled north to Copeland to hail an "astounding" victory for Tory candidate Trudy Harrison. Her triumph was the first gain for a governing party in a parliamentary by-election since 1982. | A jubilant Theresa May travelled north to Copeland to hail an "astounding" victory for Tory candidate Trudy Harrison. Her triumph was the first gain for a governing party in a parliamentary by-election since 1982. |
| Later, Mrs May told the Conservative Councillors' Association conference in Lincolnshire Labour's "devastating" defeat showed it is "out of touch with the concerns of ordinary working people" and that only the Tories "can truly call itself the party of working people". | Later, Mrs May told the Conservative Councillors' Association conference in Lincolnshire Labour's "devastating" defeat showed it is "out of touch with the concerns of ordinary working people" and that only the Tories "can truly call itself the party of working people". |
| Dave Prentis, general secretary of the Unison trade union, said while the blame for a "disastrous" defeat did not lie solely with Mr Corbyn, he had to take responsibility for what happened next. | Dave Prentis, general secretary of the Unison trade union, said while the blame for a "disastrous" defeat did not lie solely with Mr Corbyn, he had to take responsibility for what happened next. |
| "Nurses, teaching assistants, care workers and ordinary people everywhere need a Labour government. Jeremy has to show he understands how to turn things around and deliver just that," he said. | "Nurses, teaching assistants, care workers and ordinary people everywhere need a Labour government. Jeremy has to show he understands how to turn things around and deliver just that," he said. |
| The leader of the shop-workers' trade union Usdaw, John Hannett, said the by-election results "raise questions about Labour's electability and the vision it offers to the people of this country". | The leader of the shop-workers' trade union Usdaw, John Hannett, said the by-election results "raise questions about Labour's electability and the vision it offers to the people of this country". |
| Mr Hannett said: "The electorate clearly have doubts about Labour's message and direction of travel. All sections of the party, from the Leader to elected office holders and the members, need to listen to those doubts and learn from them. | Mr Hannett said: "The electorate clearly have doubts about Labour's message and direction of travel. All sections of the party, from the Leader to elected office holders and the members, need to listen to those doubts and learn from them. |
| "Labour needs a clear, credible message that people can believe in and Jeremy Corbyn needs to take responsibility for delivering that sooner rather than later." | "Labour needs a clear, credible message that people can believe in and Jeremy Corbyn needs to take responsibility for delivering that sooner rather than later." |