Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Ed Miliband Accuses Daily Mail over 'Lie' about Father


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BBC: Ed Miliband has accused the Daily Mail of lying about his father after the newspaper headlined an article about him as "The man who hated Britain".

The Labour leader said he was "appalled" that after offering him a right of reply, the paper had repeated its original article and also now "described my father's legacy as evil".

He said it raised questions about morality and boundaries for newspapers.

The Mail says it will not apologise and stands by the story.

In Saturday's article, journalist Geoffrey Levy questioned how the beliefs of Ralph Miliband, a Marxist academic who died in 1994, may have influenced the Labour leader and his brother, former Foreign Secretary David Miliband. » | Tuesday, October 01, 2013