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To: David Miliband
David Miliband, please come back!
Return to the UK and Parliament, and lead Labour to victory in the next election.
Why is this important?
In the 2010 Labour leadership election David Miliband lost out to his brother, Ed. Although David won the majority of votes from Labour MPs, MEPs and party members, Ed Miliband was carried to a narrow victory by the trade unions. The party then went on to lose the 2015 general election.
At the time of writing, there is an ongoing second round of resignations from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow Cabinet. The resignations have essentially all said the same thing - Corbyn is a lovely man, but not leadership material. The fact that Corbyn has Emily Thornberry on his front bench sums up his inability to connect with the voters Labour needs to reclaim at the next election - her flag-gate tweet was ill-advised, insensitive and helped alienate many working class voters who felt she was judging them. Labour needs to embrace its traditional vote, not judge it and push it away.
The United Kingdom is at risk of tearing itself apart. Labour has lost the north, having progressively lost Scotland over the last decade. The country has voted for Brexit, and as I write shares in a number of British banks have been suspended. The Conservative Party is in disarray, and at a time when Labour should be reconnecting with its traditional power base it's tearing itself apart.
David Miliband, untainted by Labour's ineffectiveness over the last five years, can - if he so wishes - unite the party and take on the Conservatives at the next election. With a forward and progressive looking British government led by David Miliband, we can steady the ship Cameron has announced he's abandoning. David can enthuse the electorate and use his excellent relationship with Hilary Clinton and Europe's leaders to push for EU reform that will allow the UK to take a role at the heart of the European Union, where it belongs.
The UK has never shirked from a challenge, and now is the time for David Miliband to do likewise. With the greatest respect to both Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn, David is the leader Labour should have had since 2010.
At the time of writing, there is an ongoing second round of resignations from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow Cabinet. The resignations have essentially all said the same thing - Corbyn is a lovely man, but not leadership material. The fact that Corbyn has Emily Thornberry on his front bench sums up his inability to connect with the voters Labour needs to reclaim at the next election - her flag-gate tweet was ill-advised, insensitive and helped alienate many working class voters who felt she was judging them. Labour needs to embrace its traditional vote, not judge it and push it away.
The United Kingdom is at risk of tearing itself apart. Labour has lost the north, having progressively lost Scotland over the last decade. The country has voted for Brexit, and as I write shares in a number of British banks have been suspended. The Conservative Party is in disarray, and at a time when Labour should be reconnecting with its traditional power base it's tearing itself apart.
David Miliband, untainted by Labour's ineffectiveness over the last five years, can - if he so wishes - unite the party and take on the Conservatives at the next election. With a forward and progressive looking British government led by David Miliband, we can steady the ship Cameron has announced he's abandoning. David can enthuse the electorate and use his excellent relationship with Hilary Clinton and Europe's leaders to push for EU reform that will allow the UK to take a role at the heart of the European Union, where it belongs.
The UK has never shirked from a challenge, and now is the time for David Miliband to do likewise. With the greatest respect to both Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn, David is the leader Labour should have had since 2010.
