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Ed Miliband on the campaign trail in Bristol
Labour leader Ed Miliband followed Tory leader David Cameron to the Bristol & Bath Science Park, giving a speech there less than 24 hours after the Prime Minister appeared in Emersons Green alongside chancellor George Osborne.
Emersons Green is in the marginal Kingswood constituency, with Conservative Chris Skidmore winning by less than 3,000 votes in 2010 from Labour’s Roger Berry, who had held the seat since 1992.
Miliband seemed to have been sucked into a black hole on the podium:
is needed now More than ever
Under the spotlight as @Ed_Miliband speaks to workers in Bristol today #Labour #GE2015 pic.twitter.com/3Cxw6isCtF
— Chris Radburn (@ChrisRadburn) April 7, 2015
His speech included a promise to cut tuition fees to £6,000 a year and anger about how much harder it is now to see a GP:
General Election: Ed Miliband in Bristol today, attacks over poor A&E waiting times : https://t.co/XntvP92YBw via @YouTube
— Paul Goggin (@P_Goggs) April 7, 2015
He then toured the local television studios, where ITV asked him quickfire questions about the West Country and what he thought about being likened to Wallace:
Find out what @Ed_Miliband said when I ask him about looking like Wallace… http://t.co/860E8Fe2SJ pic.twitter.com/EDC82TxZqT
— Kylie Pentelow (@kyliepentelow) April 7, 2015
The Labour battle bus was also spotted outside the BBC:
Spotted just off Whiteladies Road – the Labour battle bus. pic.twitter.com/leUrbaluH1
— B24/7 Martin (@B247Martin) April 7, 2015
That was Ed.
Read about Cameron and Osborne’s visit to Bristol on Easter Monday.
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