The brother of all battles!
THE Two front-runners for the Labour leadership this week used their only interviews with the Jewish press to set out their visions for the party and stress their commitment to good relations with Anglo-Jewry.
Brothers David and Ed Miliband also gave an insight into their personal relationship just weeks before voting officially opens in the race to succeed Gordon Brown.
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Both Milibands have pledged to give their second preference vote to the other. But in an affectionate side-swipe when asked if Ed would make a good leader of the party, the elder brother, 45, said: "If I thought he would make a better leader than me I would be running his campaign!"
Both politicians said they believed Labour can win the next General Election under their leadership. Ed, 40, spoke of the need to "ask ourselves the hard questions as we did as New Labour in 1994 " while his brother said: "I will refresh our policies so we speak to people's everyday concerns. The point of politics is not to be a debating society, but to change the country. I can offer honesty, authenticity and a new politics to bring about change."
Turning to foreign affairs, former energy secretary Ed said he intends to lead a party "that remains a true friend to Israel". David, meanwhile, said: "A stable Middle East has a secure Israel at its heart. This is non-negotiable."
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