by Benson Agoha | Politics
Ed Miliband resigned within one hour of the announcement of the Conservative Party victory in the May 7 General Elections. A strong showing by the Scottish National Party (SNP), diluted Labour's strength and resulted in a major loss for the Party that hoped to wrest Number 10 from David Cameron.
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| Ed Miliband resigned within one hour of announcement of Torry win. (Credit: via Yahoo!) |
Miliband who took his role as Labour Leader seriously send out a `Thank you' email to Labour members saying, he had hoped to send them a different email, and, apologizing `profoundly' for the defeat, he said he was more grateful than he could express for their support throughout the campaign.
Ed Miliband told Labour members he was taking full responsibility for the result of the election and was stepping down as the leader immediately because it was the `right' thing.
He said even though the defeat would be hard to take, `we are a party that will never stop fighting for the working people of this country.' and that `Britain needs a strong Labour Party and it is the responsibility of each of us to continue the fight.'
"The stakes are too high to wait for others to lead," he said, adding "It isn’t simply leaders who achieve change, it is people that make change happen."
He said "I will never give up on that idea, I will never give up on our cause and I will never give up on our fight."
Miliband urged members to keep on fighting because "The course of progress and social justice is never simple or straightforward, and change happens because people like us don’t give up."
Meanwhile, Miliband's exit has thrown the door open for a leadership contest in the Labour Party. And, according to the Press Association (PA), names being mentioned include Andy Burnham; Yvette Cooper whose husband Ed Balls lost his constituency seat; Chuka Umunna; Liz Kendall; Dan Jarvis; Alan Johnson; John McDonnell/Diane Abbott.
But as important as who emerges to lead the Labour Party will be finding a way to convince Scotts that votes of their believed SNP members should be broken up, and shared.
Ed Miliband told Labour members he was taking full responsibility for the result of the election and was stepping down as the leader immediately because it was the `right' thing.
He said even though the defeat would be hard to take, `we are a party that will never stop fighting for the working people of this country.' and that `Britain needs a strong Labour Party and it is the responsibility of each of us to continue the fight.'
"The stakes are too high to wait for others to lead," he said, adding "It isn’t simply leaders who achieve change, it is people that make change happen."
He said "I will never give up on that idea, I will never give up on our cause and I will never give up on our fight."
Miliband urged members to keep on fighting because "The course of progress and social justice is never simple or straightforward, and change happens because people like us don’t give up."
Meanwhile, Miliband's exit has thrown the door open for a leadership contest in the Labour Party. And, according to the Press Association (PA), names being mentioned include Andy Burnham; Yvette Cooper whose husband Ed Balls lost his constituency seat; Chuka Umunna; Liz Kendall; Dan Jarvis; Alan Johnson; John McDonnell/Diane Abbott.
But as important as who emerges to lead the Labour Party will be finding a way to convince Scotts that votes of their believed SNP members should be broken up, and shared.
Earning their trust and making them accept that a block vote from SNP is not the best for England as part of the Union.
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