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Miliband's renewed bid to gain wider credibility

In the mid-term of the Tory-LibDem Coalition whose austerity policies have failed to prevent the economy slipping into a double-dip recession, any Labour opposition leader should expect to be seen as an alternative Prime Minister.

Almost two years into the job, Ed Miliband's initial awkwardness has been replaced by an increasingly confident, and therefore more effective, performance in the House of Commons. Although his ability to make capital out of the Government's economic woes and succession of U-turns in speeches has bolstered his authority, it seems the public is largely unconvinced that Labour has a better economic strategy, despite widespread concern about the effect of continuing public sector cuts.

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