Biography

Labour MP for South Shields (June 2001 - April 2013).

UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2006-2007).

Schools Minister (June 2002 - Dec 2004), Minister for the Cabinet Office (Dec 2004 - May 2005), Minister of Communities and local government (May 2005 - May 06).

He and his brother Ed Miliband are both Labour MPs and both stood for the leadership of the party in 2010. They are the sons of Ralph Miliband.

International Rescue Committee CEO [2015].

My favourite poem is called 'Roots and Wings' - it's a very moving poem about how if you've got real roots you can fly.

I think the wonderment of seeing my two sons developing makes me incredibly optimistic about human potential. It makes you think: 'My goodness. It's a miracle that's going on here. What could the human race do together?'

You know, you only get to live life once, so there are two things that that yields. One is that there's no point in crying over spilt milk, but secondly you hate wasting time, energy, and whatever talent you've got.

One of the jewels in the crown of Labour's time in office was the rescue of the National Health Service. As the Commonwealth Fund, the London School of Economics and the Nuffield Foundation have all shown, health reforms as well as additional investment were essential to improved outcomes, especially for poorer patients.

In the end, human history is made up of all our decisions.