Miliband Has Resigned

[Baldric]

on BBC now

[MargoTester]

Beat me to it Balric !

[lady-janine]

sorry balders.

[Graudian]

Harriet Harman to be caretaker leader.

Miliband & Balls out - what a result

[Baldric]

No Prolem Lj, he's gone!

[Baldric]

problem ^^^^^ Doh!!

[Ellipsis]

Miliband, gone.
Clegg, gone.
Farage, gone.

Quite a night.

[Gromit]

He has been hopeless in Opposition.
The problem for Labour is that there isn't really anyone of any calibre to replace him.

[Graudian]

Surely there has never been a Prime Minister who saw off three
leaders in one night?

[MargoTester]

Must be the first time three leaders have resigned in one day?

[ToraToraTora]

what about David Milliband?

[mushroom25]

//The problem for Labour is that there isn't really anyone of any calibre to replace him.//

maybe not, but since the "red labour" approach was clearly rejected by the electorate, they could do worse than Chuka Umunna, who makes all the right blue labour noises.

[Graudian]

How sweet that would be TTT

[sp1814]

MargoTester

I can't remember anything like this happening before.

I guessed one way or the other that this was going to be an interesting election. Had no idea it would be this interesting...

[lady-janine]

mushroom please NO.

[Old_Geezer]

After such a night, whilst it makes little sense, it would be difficult to command party support if one remains in position.

[Old_Geezer]

Another Tory Labour party leader will not give the "clear blue water" between large parties that is needed. The public need to swing their opinion isf a change is to occur, rather than the party. Or better still the old system should be replaced proper democracy (fat chance).

[DTCwordfan]

It's not losing Miliband for me, it's the booting out of Ed Balls that has made the election - couldn't happen to a finer economist.

[Graudian]

Hear hear DTC - as I said above^^^^^^

[Graudian]

Although Miliband said Harriet Harman would act as caretaker
leader until a new leader election she has now said she will resign
herself once that has taken place.