UK Foreign Secretary Miliband 'considered resigning'

Source: BBC

The foreign secretary has admitted that he considered resigning from the government at the same time as his former cabinet colleague James Purnell.

The foreign secretary told the Guardian in an interview that he had made up his mind to stay on the day of the local and European elections. He said: "I'd made my decision on Thursday...sometimes you can make your decisions with great planning and calculation and sometimes you have to make them rather more quickly."

In the interview, Mr Miliband admitted that the question of the party's leadership arouses passionate feelings. "This divides people who are close and people feel passionately one way and people feel passionately the other way."

But the foreign secretary said it was important now that the Labour party sets out what it, and Gordon Brown, stands for.



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Interview here http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/13/david-miliband-labour-recover

Wanker. Real nasty little shit that one who thinks he's going places. Down the pan would be the best pace for him along with that creep Mandelson.

... but given the choice between him and Cameron...

especially Hazel Blears crawling back to Brown with her bull about 'regrets' :puke: I wish the Lib Dems and Labour would swap places at the next election - then we'd finally have an actual left-wing party as one of the main parties. Won't happen though :-(

Unfortunately we're likely to get upper-class twit Cameron and his Thatcherite string-pullers. I'm dreading it, to be honest.

BTW, welcome to DU! And do also check out the UK forum. There are quite a few of us there.

I'll be sure to check it out. :-)