Thank you David Miliband  

I'm sure that all party members will agree with me that David has given great service not only to Labour but also to his country. We all owe him an enormous debt of gratitude for the massive contribution he made making Labour electable again and changing Britain into a better and fairer place. He helped create a record that we can be proud of and I respect the fact that during the leadership campaign he chose to defend it. Let's give David at this difficult time the chance to continue that contribution as a backbencher and constituency MP and allow him the opportunity to spend more time with his wife and children. ...