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Miliband back in the fold? Ed joins Jez for EU campaign

SPECULATION that Ed Miliband could head back to Labour’s front benches grew today after the former party leader joined Jeremy Corbyn at a pre-EU referendum campaign event.

Mr Corbyn and Mr Miliband visited Raventhorpe solar farm as they defended Britain’s EU membership, claiming it as part and parcel of the fight against climate change.

Mr Miliband has been advanced as Labour’s next shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change, a job he held in 2010.

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