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Ed Miliband makes it big across the pond

Even when Ed Miliband was Labour leader, it was his brother who made the greatest impression across the pond. While Hillary Clinton waxed lyrical about David Miliband, Ed was never able to make waves in America.

So, there’s good news at last for the former Labour leader. Miliband won a primetime spot during a news bulletin from NBC. Alas, there is a catch – his photo was used as a stock picture for an item on the flu:

https://twitter.com/elenacresci/status/810847595618766848

Well, they do say all publicity is good publicity…

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