Miliband launches poll manifesto, says he’s ready
15 April 2015 4:22 AM IST
Miliband sought to reassure voters that his centre-left Labour Party would manage the economy responsibly while outlining “a plan to change our country” by handing more wealth to low and middle income families.
Labour has been virtually tied with Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives in opinion polls ahead of next month’s general election which looks set to yield another coalition or minority government.
But with 24 days to go, the economy remains one of the party’s main weak spots and polling suggests voters trust Labour less on the issue than the centre-right Conservatives.
Labour’s record on the economy while in government between 1997 and 2010 under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown is also frequently attacked by the Conservatives, who blame the party for running up a budget deficit of some 90 billion pounds (124 billion euros, USD 130 billion).
“I’m ready. Ready to put an end to the tired old idea that as long as we look after the rich and powerful, we will all be OK,” Miliband told activists during a speech in Manchester, northwest England. “I know Britain can be better.”
Labour has been virtually tied with Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives in opinion polls ahead of next month’s general election which looks set to yield another coalition or minority government.
But with 24 days to go, the economy remains one of the party’s main weak spots and polling suggests voters trust Labour less on the issue than the centre-right Conservatives.
Labour’s record on the economy while in government between 1997 and 2010 under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown is also frequently attacked by the Conservatives, who blame the party for running up a budget deficit of some 90 billion pounds (124 billion euros, USD 130 billion).
“I’m ready. Ready to put an end to the tired old idea that as long as we look after the rich and powerful, we will all be OK,” Miliband told activists during a speech in Manchester, northwest England. “I know Britain can be better.”
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