A leading trade union and major Labour donor has warned the party it could withhold its financial support if David Miliband or Ed Balls is chosen as the new leader. The Conservatives are wary of a Labour Party led by David Miliband. The Guardian’s Nick Watt has been eavesdropping and he’s gathered a few choice quotes.
Kool-aid drinking Tories say:
David Cameron said the candidate he hoped for was Ed Miliband, and the candidate he most feared was David Miliband.” On the whole we would prefer if Ed Miliband won. His analysis that Labour has to go for a traditional Labour vote, rather than the middle classes, is absolutely wrong. The Ed Miliband analysis will lead them into big trouble.”
Ladbrokes have declared the Labour leadership campaign a two-horse race, with punters fascinated by the growing family feud between David and Ed Miliband. David remains 1/3 favourite, with younger brother Ed available at 11/5, with the remaining candidates at 50/1 or longer.
David Williams of Ladbrokes said, “It looks like Balls, Burnham and Abbott are just making up the numbers. Brotherly love has gone out of the window and we’ve had a lot of interest in David in the last couple of weeks, but we’re not writing Ed off yet.”
Next Labour leader
1/3 David Miliband
11/5 Ed Miliband
50/1 Ed Balls
66/1 Andy Burnham
100/1 Diane Abbott
Labour leader not a Miliband
20/1
