Where in the article does he directly challenge Brown? Seems to me the papers are just spinning out gossip......shame on you!

Rob, London,

"Boy wonder" Milliband versus "charlatan" Harman. The economy may not be fun but at least we can have a laugh as we watch labour flush themselves down the pan.

Rob, Bracknell, England

Alan Johnson, David Miilliband decided to show Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth in schools. A subsequent heard of High Court Jugement brought by a parent governor found it would be political indoctrination and against the education acts to be shown without guidance from the judgement

Elizabeth Mann, Darlingtom, ENGLAND

Not him; not Miliband. No, no ,no no! He's Blair manque. Not Brown either. No more of any of them. Go the lot of them - go!

C Smith, Norwich, UK

A General Election is what this country needs, not a Labour Party leader election. Appointing a new PM for a second time without giving voters their say will consign the party to the political wilderness for a generation. Actually, that will happen whatever they do - and is just what they deserve!

Tony, LONDON, u

Ah, the back stabbing begins. Lets hope all these vile beings destroy each other. Only problem is, what are the alternative parties? Probably also big on words but hopeless in action. Oh well why bother voting.

John, Lincoln,

Miliband remains the geekish policy-wonk who lacks judgement in his public utterances and elsewhere - why is he always being pushed forward as leader and PM? James Purnell and Jack Straw have demonstrated ability of knowing what to say and when to say it. Harriet Harman to fill Prescott's shoes.

Bob T, London, UK

The whole bunch of these beaurocrats are completely out of touch with ongoing problems and challenges facing the society. Most if not all of their efforts are wasted on political intrigues and spin. What difference will Milliband make? Labour have to prepare for humiliation at the next election.

Andrew, Cambridge, UK

David Moribund and the Moribund Labour party. Enough said?

Rod, Wirral, England

There's something utterly repugnant about Miliband. He's the worst kind of career politician. I don't think he'd be any more popular than Broon.

Ed W, London,

As politcally biased a piece of reporting as I have ever read.

Douglas Newell, Saltcoats, UK

"to make the new Labour case once again"

Wake up. There is no case. Can you not see the electorate are sick of you all?

W Smith, Manchester,

Miliband looks and acts Milibland in my opinion. Yet anything would be an improvement over Gordon, recently voted "Mr. Charisma" by a bunch of Belgian work colleagues who don't know any better.

clivex, Brussels, Belgique

"“The modernisation of the Labour Party means pursuing traditional goals in a modern way"

..in other words, privatise everything you think you can get away with, and allow the wealth gap to grow wider and wider.

I fail to see how the last 11 years have achieved any 'traditional goals'.

Owen, London, UK

Go for it Mr Miliband - because after the 2010 General Election, your Party (or whatever it has become) won't be back in government for the next 15 years at least.

Robert, Hull, UK

The problem is that New Labour show no sign of really changing their policies... once again it is all about spin. They don't listen to what the people are saying about taxation, immigration, crime or sleaze, etc, etc. Please have a election and let us kick you into where WE want you to be!

Andrew Brown, derby, uk

It is not a new leader they need it's a complete change of policies. People are fed up being taxed into poverty, Miliband is another Blair, Harman is a disaster for the country. How can they feel our pain, most are very wealthy people, they sponge of the taxpayer for everything anyway. Go now PLEASE

A Seymour, Peterborough, UK

David Miliband positions himself for leadership, anyone else would be suitable but Gordon Brown that ruined this Great country by taxing sensessly anything and everything, Gordon Brown by all means has been a disaster since he became chancelor under Tony Blair Gonverment.

Lec Neli, London, United Kingdom

" ... After it, Labour can elect a new leader with a clear mandate and a clean pair of hands.
( Bill, Souzhou )

Are you kidding?

A " clean pair of hands"? In the Cabinet?

Anywhere in the Labour Party ( And among their stooges in the councils and the quangos?

Terry Flower, Periana, Spain

Too arrogant for words - Never let this man become leader !!!!!

ian payne, walsall,

It will not matter who is in charge, the Labour party has taxed us to the hilt and reduced personal freedoms on a scale not seen since the nazis.

Pete, St Albans, England

Labour I voted for you twice, im sorry, but i did.

But now, some advice - YOU ARE FINISHED ! DEAD ! EXTINCT !

I wouldnt even plan on being the opposition. The Lib dems will beat you into third place. Such a disaster is your time in charge of this country.

Dave, Lincoln,

I agree Miliband would be foolish to seize the poisoned chalice. Same applies to Johnson. Even if their personal efforts reduced Labour losses at the next General Election from 'catastophic' to merely 'disasterous', Labour activists would never forgive them.

Rif, Llanrhystud, Wales

well he's a lot better looking than G Brown so thats one plus point.

ABayar, manchester,

Some one got confident after question time!!

Adam Webb, MK, UK

The best person should get the job but I'm not sure about Mr Miliband, so far he hasn't shown us that he's ready to not just lead but win an electrion as well. I'm conservative generally but I still want to see a contest in two years. Good luck all.

Richard, Bristol, UK

Milliband and Johnson? Just what we need: atheo-fundamentalist ideologues running the country. Can't we have someone with some business acumen instead or is running a country not just like running a large business?

Robert McIntyre, London,

Let Brown retire gracefully to his beloved Scotland and take all his front bench with him. Then lets elect an English government whose interests are here not everywhere else.

Mike, Ilkley, England

This whole thing is going from bad to worse! Who would want this jumped up little plonker as their cleaner, never mind PM.
Elections now please.

Matt, Naples, Italy

I don't care if Labour replace Brown with Jesus Christ I still won't go back to voting Labour. It's not what Labour might do under a new leader that interests me its what Labour has failed to do in 11 years. This Government wreeks of failure.

Tom, Crawley, uk

I am completely sick of this government. How about we have an election and let the people decide who leads the country? I will never vote labour again, nor fall for their lies. Clearly they are all incompetent elitists concerned merely with lining their own pockets at the expense of everyone else.

C. Kinch, Nottingham, Uk

The milkybars are on Milkybar Kid Ed if he wins!!

Tom, St. Albans, England

When will people understand that by calling for an election every 5 minutes they're asking us to get rid of a very capable and experienced man and risk getting a PM who has no idea at all and opposes for opposition sake. The tories haven't lost the last 3 elections because they were the best party.

Derek, East Yorkshire,

So, finally the games afoot eh?

Tony, Cardiff,

Isn't it time the electorate of this country was given the chance to choose a leader?

Martin, Poole, UK

Milliband is right. Labour should take a break. If the party donlt want another 18 years in the wilderness they should call an election now - loose it - reshuffle the pack and come back at the Tories in 4-5years.

karl, Leeds, England

If you read the article little Milly doesn't actually say very much. He accuses Cameron of being empty and yet has no concrete proposals of his own. He talks of being radical but has no idea how. This is just a brazen 'look at me' exercise. He would have no more idea what to do than Brown.

Paul Owen, Birmingham, UK

Miliband is a political featherweight promoted to high office by Brown. For him to believe that he is prime ministerial material shows he is deluded. His challenge is disloyal, too. Good riddance to the talentless lot of them.

Mary, London,

Mr Bean is going to win the next election for Labour....well, at least it will be entertaining watching them sink into electoral oblivion.

10/10 for optimism

Peter, London,

When do THE BRITISH PEOPLE get to elect their prime minister??
We didn't even elect Brown!

Anto, London, England

"We want a referendum on the EU, an end to immigration from the 3rd world, safe streets and public transport, an energy policy that will make Britain self sufficient as quickly as possible and an end to political correctness. Can 'Nu Improved Labour' deliver ? I think not."

Hear, hear.

W Smith, Manchester,

Jake - it doesn't matter where someone was schooled or how privileged their background. Your view is prejudiced. You should remember nobody chooses to be born into such a background and if they are lucky enough to go to a "posh" school and be well educated then good for them. Look past background...

Alex, London, UK

"We want a referendum on the EU, an end to immigration from the 3rd world, safe streets and public transport, an energy policy that will make Britain self sufficient as quickly as possible and an end to political correctness. Can 'Nu Improved Labour' deliver ? I think not."

Hear, hear.

W Smith, Manchester,

The Jackals circle looking for a weak spot to bite so they can gorge themselves on the blody meat of victory.

Harman is as visionless as brown. Miliband though is a clever lad. A bit young perhaps.....

Dave, Kelso, scotland

Miliband sounds more like a narrowband than a wideband. Or is it a band waggon? Or a band of hope? Or is it how many seconds his band will last?

Kevin Straw, Leicester,

If Milliband becomes the leader then i will vote Tories just to stop him having a term in charge of our country. Niether cameron or milliband could lead the country, but Milliband's refusal to accept defeat of the Lisbon Treaty based on the Irish vote worries me. listen to the people, please.

Russell Johns, Peterborough, uk

Let out of school early, now Millie Band wants to run the country. Thank goodness that at the very most he'll get just 18 months at it before the public gives him the order of the boot.

Neil, Gloucestershire, England

All those who agitated to dump Blair must be feeling pretty stupid these days. Who are they again? (Just as a reminder, as they obviously won't be daring to speak!)

Graham Rounce, London, UK

Funny how Brown was shouting down Mugabe for restricting the voices of Zimbabwean's when another leadership change, without the consultation of the people, would surely be the same thing. We liked to be listened to, not told that politicians 'understand' must be hard being chauffer driven around.

Russell Johns, Peterborough, uk

David Miliband and others trying to challenge Gordon Brown are chancer and self-promoter, trying to promise something to the public they cannot deliver. Credit crunch is global and only time and pooling the global resources will stair the economy towards right directions

Munna , London, UK

To preddo53, leeds, UK

Why on earth do you assume that all posters from overseas are permanent ex-pats? Many, many will be on short-term working or teaching assignments. Naturally, they are ALL concerned at the state in which they will find the UK upon their return to (Blighted) Blighty.

Bill, Suzhou, China

Yet another Polish export looking for power.

judy, Liverpool, England

Yet more knife crime with Miliband stabbing Brown in the back.

Peter, Billericay,

Miliband has got a better chance against Cameron than poor old Gordon does but the British people appear to be bored of the Labour Government just as they get bored of most things after a period of time whether it be pop stars, partners or jobs. Weren't the tories rubbish the last time?

Matthew, Dundee,

milliband, get the message - labour is the problem as well, not just brown. All labour governments offer is higher taxes, increased wastage of public money and more emphasis on mediocrity. If you want to be pm after the next election, join another party because labour are on their way out.

Chris, Derby,

If .Harriet Harperson becomes PM, I will quit the UK, take my talents and my tax somewhere else.

Brian Roberts, Plymouth,

Milliband got 3 B's and a D at A level and got into Oxford which stinks of familiy money and/or a rotary club/Freemason contact. He & Cameron (Eton and Oxford) could be brothers - posh kids from posh schools and privileged backgrounds. So what difference does it make who gets in?

Jake, London,

Whoever wins the next election will be hated, purely because rising global inflation, regardless of any policies. Whats the point in politics? Has there ever been a prime minister people havent labelled as 'incompetent'? The system is obviously broke.

Mark Johnson, Birmingham, UK

This is horrific, Miliband is the one person with any sort of personality in the party, he may actually due well!

3 terms of labour have mired this country in cotton wool nanny thinking, the survailence state and socialist handouts without any thought to cost. We can't afford another!

Matt, Cardiff,

If Brown doesn't think he can beat Cameron now what chance does he have in a year or two, he's hardly getting more popular. If he thinks he can win an election then hold one, win it, and kill off this crippling leadership talk. In this modern era shouldn't the ppl decide who is PM?

Greg, Bristol,

Don't you just love all these ex pats, all done a runner and then send back advice. Let me tell you, you've run away, you no longer live in the UK, so please keep your opinions to yourselves as it us who have had the guts to stay, you don't live here anymore.

preddo53, leeds, UK

I reckon the first thing that the Tories should do when they come to power (very soon!) is to refix the `0` on the door of Downing street such that it leans in the proper direction. AI feel this would be a proper and highly visible statement of intent that would be appreciated by the majority.

Ozzy, Oldham, UK

We want a referendum on the EU, an end to immigration from the 3rd world, safe streets and public transport, an energy policy that will make Britain self sufficient as quickly as possible and an end to political correctness. Can 'Nu Improved Labour' deliver ? I think not.

G Williams, Swansea,

Does'nt Miliband have to go back to school in September?

ronnie, bucks, UK

Out with the useless lot anyway! Any 'leadership contest' will result in more disillusionment with politicians. How dare they vote their expenses secret? Proff positive, were it needed that they are corrupt. And don't tell me that David Cameron (another Blair whizzkid look alike ) Vote libdem please

Phocas, Surbiton, England

I wonder why so much publicity has given to this Mr Miliband?
Is this another way of anti-PM Gordon Brown Campaign ??

I must correct you ,this is not a Labour Government :-
It's a new Labour Government !

Pease don't insult the good and caring labour, Miliband is a
New Labour ! NOT LABOR

Cllr Ken Tiwari (Independent), Oxford , United Kingdom

it's obviously time for a change in government, Tony Blair is very smart and left just in time..
11 years of one party governing is TOO long- and not healthy-give Cameron a chance as they couldn't fail to do a better job than this lot!

mario, london,

Political fact: the British people like their Prime Minister elected as the leader of the majority party after a general election, NOT by internal party dealing. Authority comes from an electoral mandate

peter c, devizes, wessex

'....new Labour won three elections by offering real change not just in policy but in the way we do politics. We must do so again.'
Really? Having failed, after eleven years, to deliver on that 'real change' and delivered instead the usual Labour 'tax and spend' followed by a financial mess...

m collins, Leeds,

I think it could be right move for labour party to bring Miliband in frontline in this crisis moment. As i belive he has the ability to manage the overall situation. i also belive it is a team effort to overcome the changes that are happening through out the world. the leadership ability dose matter

Mohammed Islam, London, United kingdom

Brown should be held accountable for the economy - if he was the chairman of a company the shareholders would want him removed on grounds of incompetence, negligence and so forth.

Stephen Pain, Odense, Denmark

NO NO please I cannot imagine a worse nightmare than to listen to Miliband drone on....

Peter, Vancouver. BC., Canada

Yessss! David vs David in the next election. I say go for it Mr Miliband - I would vote for you.

Jennifer, Dundee,

Labour are down no matter who is leading.

The reason most people want them out is because they have totally lost touch with what people want and need. They are also very controlling and almost like a dictatorship.

If they change the PM again there needs to be a general election.

Francis, Birmingham, England

one geek who puts himself and the party before the country replacing another. rotting britain...

Richard Pope, Dubai, UAE

Miliband? who is he?

D Case, Newquay,

Doesn't Milliband look more like Mr Bean than Brown. He is hard to take seriously in or out of character

Richard , Nottingham,

New Labour must return to the pol. Stand on the coat-tails oicies of LABOUR and work to restore NHS and Trains that run on time instead of having a transportation system that sets the whole world laughing,get back to regulation and maintain infrastructure and stop making the rich richer.

Esther Murdoch, Giffnock nr Glasgow, Scotland

Gordon Brown's personal ambition has mired Labour and the UK in a mess from which extrication will exact a bitter price. Time to say 'Goodbye Gordon' and move on to the next phase of the game sooner rather than later.

David, Athens, Greece

Labour will be dead at the next election and I thank the Almighty for that.

Albert Hall, kettering,

New Labour - Old Labour - all same. Bottom line - incompetent cradle to grave socialists with that eye watering eternal smugness – I think he was best summed up by one of his own as a “A pillock on his gap year”

Dave Robertson, Macclesfield, UK

Don't bother Milliband you're going to lose anyway. We've had enough of Labour & we no longer believe your lies & promises so it's no good coming up with new ones. YOU handed over our country to the EUSSR when you signed the Lisbon ConTreaty without holding the promised Referendum & we won't forget.

Donna Walker, Effingham, England

Labour needs to "change"? Labour has never changed. Its was always about class war, and tax and spend socialism - & always will be.

The Grinning Chimp who got them elected was, as they say, good at fooling most of the people most of the time. Brown isn't. He's too clearly an old socialist

Dave, Notts, UK

Until everyone in Government understands that control and resposibility are indivisible they are dead in the water. It is a rule that both Miliband and Cameron would do well to learn. All this guff about 'handing back control' usually attends failure to understand this first rule of government.

michael, brightlingsea, england

It surprises me how many Brits (or at the least the ones posting here) do not even know how parliamentary democracy works. You didn't vote for either Blair or Brown. You voted for Labour in a PARLIAMENTARY election. Brown's not the equivalent of Sarkozy. There are no presidential elections in the UK

Horace, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Its time for a New Nu-Labour, as the Old Nu-Labour is dead

david, london, uk

Michael Gow the country voted for a Blair government in a general election. That's a mandate!
Labour needs to pull its act together for the good of the country. Weak opposition favours only the ruling party. We need a system were the govenment is accountable. That only happens with strong oppositi

Jite Ugono, London,

What Miliband doesn't understand like most of the out of touch Politicians at Westminster is that the Government has completely lost its credibility with the electorate and no matter what he or any other would-be Brown backstabber says New Labour are dead in the water

Lex White, Reading, UK

God help us all

Bernard, London, England

Why would anyone witha future want the job now as they will be condeming themselves. That said the damage Harman could do in a few months doesn't bare thinking about. I can see her first policy now: Prison terms for comiting the ultimate offence...being male!

Dean, Southampton, England

I'm not sure which would be more satisfying - giving Gordon the send-off he richly deserves with a thumping election defeat, or wrecking Miliband's career now before his brand of smug "I know better than you" politics gets any further.

Simon Carter, London,

All this stuff about Gordon Brown not having a mandate, as he was not voted for as a PM is utter nonsense.

Nobody voted for Tony Blair, other than those in his constituency. Labour won because they had more MP's. The Head of the Labour Party is a Party matter. Although I thinkLabour must go.

Michael Gow, Beijing, China

What does it say about the man who waits for the Prime Minister to go on a much needed 2 week holiday, then reveals what he is up to himself? Could he not have waited for the holiday to finish , at least for the children`s sake? The dream team could be a nightmare. Old Labour needs reviving.

margie, victoria, australia

I wonder how many times I have heard "... political wilderness for 50 years." in the last 10 years? World events can turn on a penny and make predications obsolete. Ask John Howard: he lost his seat AND the election where 12 months before he was touted as 'invincible.

Simon Monk, Sydney, Australia

New Labour came to power by embracing the ultra liberal economic ideology of Thatcherism. That ideology has now run its course and become a major part of the problem, not the solution. Labour's only chance is to ditch it.

Jake, London, England

Ian,
Stop whinging. You British are the authors of parliamentary democracy. This system allows for the removal of non-performing leaders by the party in power. Under a presidential system, you're stuck with him/her. Prime Minister Bush? I don't think so.

James , Canberra, Australia.

There is only one honourable, decent and democratic solution to the mess.

Brown should ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament and then call a General Election. After it, Labour can elect a new leader with a clear mandate and a clean pair of hands.

Bill, Suzhou, China

Call a general election Mr Brown. The prime ministership is not a private fiefdom for you and your squabbling, ambitious colleagues to divvy out between you. You have no mandate and the rest of the cowardly malcontents even less so. We need real leadership now more than ever and Labour is incapable.

Paul Owen, Birmingham, UK

Brown must not allow any future leader to take the can for his ineptitude. The only way to avoid this situation, which would condemn Labour to decades in the wilderness, is to call an election now. Labour will loose but at least his successor would be untainted by Gordon's abject failure.

A.M. Williams, Stafford,

I don’t care if the new leader promised fuel at 50p per litre, no income tax for under £22,000 earners, nil immigration & asylum and a four fold increase in military spending.
The games over as far as I'm concerned and nothing could redeem themselves in my eyes.

Phill, The Wirral, England

Another environmentally ignorant politician, who does not understand the real needs of his nation and the planet earth. A governmental system based on environmental needs of the planet is the primary need for Britain and all other countries. All aspiring leaders will fail because of this issue.

Jim Wills, Brisbane, Australia

Its like trying to become The Captain of The Titanic after it has struck the iceberg.

stephen hulton, eure, france

Oh good. From Mr Brown to Mr Bean. As for Bean and Johnson as the dream ticket - I assume this is a reference to Labour thinking it can win any of the next several general elections. Dream on!

j griffiths, manchester, England

The public do not have a say in any contest. Now that is what I call democracy.

The political class has invented a new form of democracy.

Whatever happened to the concept of government by the people for the people?

Ian, Reading, England

He'd be crazy to stand now. He'll lose the general election, despite being brilliant. David Miliband is a Prime Minister this country deserves to have - and for more than a few months!

Jack, London, England

Here come the laughs ... as all of the monkeys escape from the zoo. As is widely supposed, no change in Labour will reverse its deline. It's a dead duck.

If Miliband or anyone else want to try their hand now, they are also dead ducks .Labour, if it survives, will be in the wilderness for 50 yrs.

Edwin, Bucharest,