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Ed Miliband: Why I Challenged My Own Brother, Untold Blair-Brown Stories, & Why I Lost In 2015
The Rest Is Politics: LeadingWith
Ed MilibandVoiceRank 48Hosted by
Alastair Campbell&Rory StewartTranscript·9,991 words
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144K
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Episode144K
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Published
16mo ago
May 26, 2025
Length
53m
show avg 1h 04m
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How did Ed Miliband’s childhood being raised by survivors of the Holocaust shape his politics? How did his role mediating between Blair and Brown earn Ed the moniker ‘Emissary from planet F***’? What was it like to take on his own brother in the Labour leadership race? Sign up to Revolut Business today via: https://get.revolut.com/z4lF/leading, and add money to your account to get a £200 welcome bonus. This offer’s only available until 7th July 2025 and other T&Cs apply. Social Producer: Harry Balden Editor: Adam Thronton Producer: Nicole Maslen Senior Producer: Dom Johnson
- 0:00Opening; Ed’s current cabinet role and intro
- 4:36Ed’s parents and WWII refugee background
- 7:05Ralph Miliband’s Royal Navy service
- 8:02Daily Mail controversy: “The man who hated Britain”
- 9:03Political household and early influences
- 10:45Ralph Miliband’s Marxism and political philosophy
- 12:02New Labour vs. Ralph’s vision
- 13:55Relationship with aging parents, mother’s Alzheimer’s
- 16:18Relationship with brother David growing up
- 17:39First jobs: TV and working for Harriet Harman
- 18:51Apprenticeship with Gordon Brown
- 20:35Comparison between Gordon Brown and Tony Blair
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