Vous êtes ici : Accueil / Archives / Archives - Revue de presse / David Miliband mulls Shadow Cabinet job to defuse sibling tensions

David Miliband mulls Shadow Cabinet job to defuse sibling tensions

Publié par Clifford Armion le 14/06/2011

Activer le mode zen

Andrew Grice

"David Miliband is considering a surprise comeback to frontline politics in an attempt to end speculation about a continuing rift with his brother Ed.

"Friends of the former Foreign Secretary said yesterday that his joining the Shadow Cabinet was a "live issue" in his circle of political allies. "There is a debate going on. Some people are arguing that it would be better to be a team player than look as though he is sulking on the sidelines," said one source.

"A biography of Ed Miliband by journalists Mehdi Hassan and James Macintyre claims the relationship with his elder brother is still very strained eight months after he defeated him to win the Labour leadership. There were weekend reports that David is waiting for Ed to fail so he could mount another bid for the job."

Read on...

Pour citer cette ressource :

"David Miliband mulls Shadow Cabinet job to defuse sibling tensions", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), juin 2011. Consulté le 28/03/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/david-miliband-mulls-shadow-cabinet-job-to-defuse-sibling-tensions