Ed Miliband Quotes


It's really important to say this. Often the faith schools were founded before the state provided education. I want good education in this country so I'm not going to slag off faith schools. I think that it's important that people of different backgrounds and different faiths go to school together and many faith schools do that.


Citations

Miliband, Ed. Interview by Victoria Derbyshire. BBC Radio 5 Live, British Broadcasting Corporation, 29 Sept. 2010.

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Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
  • Born: December 24, 1969
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Politician

Edward Samuel Miliband is a British politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy since 2020, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North since 2005. He was previously Leader of the Labour Party and the Leader of the Opposition between 2010 and 2015, resigning after Labour's defeat at the 2015 general election. Alongside his brother, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, he served in the Cabinet from 2007 to 2010 under Prime Minister Gordon Brown.