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Shadow cabinet door open for Miliband

ANDY BURNHAM left the door open for Ed Miliband’s return to the shadow cabinet yesterday despite criticising his leadership.

The frontrunner to replace Mr Miliband after he failed to dislodge David Cameron from No 10 claimed Labour had “got it wrong on business” and been “too easy” on benefit claimants.

But he described Mr Miliband as “somebody who I respect greatly, who I am very close to.”

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