Ed Miliband evoked Labour’s famous 1945 election victory in his new year’s message yesterday, saying the post war period shows it’s possible to “build a country that works for everyday people.”

In a video posted online the Labour Party leader labelled 2015 the “year of possibility” where people can choose a change of direction through the general election.

He said the choice was between the Tories’ “old ways” and Labour plans to spark a “recovery that reaches your kitchen table.”