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| Miliband denies 'leadership' bid | Miliband denies 'leadership' bid |
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| David Miliband has insisted he is not "campaigning" for the Labour leadership - despite writing about the party's future with no mention of Gordon Brown. | David Miliband has insisted he is not "campaigning" for the Labour leadership - despite writing about the party's future with no mention of Gordon Brown. |
| He said he was prompted to write his Guardian article because of the sense of "fatalism" in the party after its defeat in the Glasgow East by-election. | He said he was prompted to write his Guardian article because of the sense of "fatalism" in the party after its defeat in the Glasgow East by-election. |
| "Can Gordon lead us into the next election and win? Yes. I'm absolutely confident about that," he said. | "Can Gordon lead us into the next election and win? Yes. I'm absolutely confident about that," he said. |
| He said his article was challenging David Cameron, rather than Mr Brown. | He said his article was challenging David Cameron, rather than Mr Brown. |
| His Guardian piece dominated the questions at a press conference held with Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini. | |
| We have got a good leader who has got important values David MilibandForeign Secretary | |
| In his article Mr Miliband, touted as a potential replacement if Mr Brown stepped down, urged Labour to find confidence to make its case afresh. | |
| But asked directly if this suggested he was planning a leadership bid, Mr Miliband said: "No, I'm not campaigning for anything other than a successful Labour government. | |
| "The truth is we had a very bad result in the Glasgow East by-election. I was frustrated by the sense of fatalism that had imbued in parts of the media and the Labour party... | |
| "Gordon will lead us forward and the rest of us have a contribution to make. | |
| "It was an article whose second paragraph said the debate had to be about issues and arguments and not about personalities." | |
| He added: "We have got a leader. We have got a good leader who has got important values." |