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members feel for his leadership and for his decency, his commitment and his constant striving for a fairer country.</p> <p> On the resignation of Ed Miliband as Leader of the Labour Party I, as his deputy, am stepping forward to be acting leader until a new leader is elected by the party.</p> <p> It is not my intention to stay on as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party when the new leader is elected. 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