Ed Miliband for PM!

As Beege wrote earlier today, Keir Starmer is headed for an epic beatdown in the council elections being held. 

He shouldn't feel bad, though. Rishi Sunak led his party into purgatory for following policies only mildly better than Starmer's, and the British political establishment needs a thorough housecleaning, and the two major parties getting absolutely hammered in elections seems to me to be a good start. 

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➡️ RFM: 1,580 (+1,580)
🟠 LDM: 950 (+286)
🔴 LAB: 941 (-1,597)
🔵 CON: 572 (-631)
🟢 GRN: 503 (+344)
⚪️ INDP: 213 (-102)
⚪️ MUSLIM INDP: 208 (+177)

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The big winners out of these elections appear to be Reform and the Greens, at the expense of the two establishment parties. 

Sunak led the Tories to a nationwide defeat in parliamentary elections, but Starmer has the advantage of not having to face the voters until 2029, so Labour has a bit of time to recover, if not Starmer himself. As Prime Minister, his position doesn't just depend on the voters, but also on the support of his party, who no doubt have their knives out for him. 

A spokesman for Miliband would not comment on “private conversations”

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— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 7, 2026

It's unlikely the King, who does theoretically have the power to call elections, would do so. The last time a British monarch initiated the dissolution of Parliament on his own was in 1834. So Labour is safe in its majority. 

Several MPs are lining up to take on Starmer as soon as the council election results roll in, but none of them is my particular favorite for the position. 

Angela Rayner, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting are battling to replace the PM, but all come with baggage. Rayner still hasn't been cleared over wriggling out of that £40,000 stamp duty bill. Burnham isn’t even in Westminster, while Streeting was politically close to that toxic wretch Peter Mandelson. To use a technical term, it’s shaping up to be a full-scale bunfight. And that will have terrifying consequences far beyond Labour HQ.

Each of them is awful in their own way, but nobody in Labour's leadership is as comprehensively awful as my favorite: El Miliband. 

Ed Miliband's department backs secret court hearings to give energy firms warrants to break into homeshttps://t.co/tXLF8gPNiS

— GB News (@GBNEWS) May 6, 2026

Miliband's closest analog in American politics is, perhaps, John Kerry. Self-assured to the point of total obliviousness, wrong on every major issue, and bloody-minded in his determination to crash the world economy, starting with his own country. 

BREAKING - Labour Energy Secretary Ed Miliband ‘covered up’ document showing his net zero plan will increase bills (via @Telegraph) https://t.co/crd41v2tKb

— Joe Rich (@joerichlaw) May 3, 2026

Miliband is perfect, if the goal is the complete destruction of the Labour/transnationalist clique. 

What makes Miliband particularly odious—actually, everything about Miliband is odious, come to think about, so let's say "harmful"—is his devotedness to Net Zero policies in Britain. 

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— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) May 7, 2026

Britain, you see, may not emit much carbon dioxide today—it is a rounding error in global terms—but it has a historical debt to the world to destroy the past 250 years of industrialization that made it wealthy before socialism hobbled the country. 

🗣️ Why else would Labour’s green dictator go to war on a mother’s most prized possession: her tumble dryer?

Ella Whelan reacts to Ed Miliband's plan to limit new sales of tumble dryers ⤵️https://t.co/2sSSdvmTSd pic.twitter.com/7oU10lA0GH

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 30, 2026

There is no aspect of one's life that Miliband does not want to destroy, and he is currently in a position to do so as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. But just imagine! He could be Prime Minister! 

🚨Coming soon to Britain, Pubs with warm beer so Keir Starmer can meet his Net Zero energy goals !!!

British Keir Starmer and Edward Miliband (Energy Net Zero Secretary) tell British pubs to reduce energy bills and turn off their fridges overnight.

Experts say it won't save… pic.twitter.com/Ed4gB499Qu

— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) March 18, 2026

🚨Coming soon to Britain, Pubs with warm beer so Keir Starmer can meet his Net Zero energy goals !!! 

British Keir Starmer and Edward Miliband (Energy Net Zero Secretary) tell British pubs to reduce energy bills and turn off their fridges overnight. 

Experts say it won't save any energy because the refrigerators will have to work twice as hard in the morning to chill down, which is actually harder on the equipment for no actual energy savings.

That would ensure that Labour would be out of power come the next election. Rather than taking a drubbing, they would make the Tories' drubbing look mild by comparison. 

London Labour’s post on polling day: “It’s polling day! A message from @Ed_Miliband 👇”

They are leading with Ed Miliband.

The same Ed Miliband whose net zero obsession has helped drive household energy bills higher, slowed domestic energy production, and left industry warning… https://t.co/hcJV4cZh5x

— Christian (@InTheTrenchesUK) May 7, 2026

Despite their massive victory in the 2024 general election, in terms of actual votes, Labour only managed 34% of the vote. That translated into a landslide in terms of seats won, but it also means that many of those seats are extremely vulnerable. 

UK Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband intends to outlaw the sale of non-electric vehicles beginning in 2030. 🤡

"We will ensure that we're not selling new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030." pic.twitter.com/F1skyedgoN

— Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) August 25, 2025

Miliband would single-handedly destroy Labour's chance of recovery. 

China is laughing. India too.
The UK is dismantling its economy for symbolic CO2 cuts that change nothing.
Get a grip already. pic.twitter.com/JalA5meHii

— Electroverse (@Electroversenet) January 21, 2026

Nothing could be better, right? 

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