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Labour leader unveils manifesto to take on the Tories

ED MILIBAND vowed to put the interests of working people first yesterday as he revealed the policies on which Labour will fight the general election.

Launching Labour’s manifesto in Manchester, Mr Miliband said Britain needed to break with the Tory belief that “low pay is necessary for Britain to succeed.”

And he promised to “change the way this country is run and who it is run for” if elected on May 7.

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