Labour will go into the next election detailing billions of pounds of cuts, Ed Miliband signalled yesterday as he sought to convince Middle Britain that he was serious about erasing the deficit.
He plotted a fresh course for his leadership, insisting that he was ready to make “difficult choices” to reflect the “new reality” of prolonged austerity.
After a start to the new year during which his credentials have been questioned by close allies, Mr Miliband said that he was in the job until at least 2015 and told critics not to write him off.
“Don’t declare the result of the race when it is not yet half run. I have a very strong inner belief that I will win the race,” he said, adding