It's just a jump to the left......
Ed Miliband will have his first test as Labour leader this week with news that the unions fully expect him to take part in a demonstration against public-sector spending cuts. This will be his first challenge as attending the rally, as apparently he had promised, would play into the hands of the coalition government who are currently painting him as "Red Ed".
If he attends the rally then he will further highlight his dependence upon the union support which put him into power and if he fails to attend the rally then the union paymasters who voted for him will not be happy. A stark choice?
This will be a very tricky period for Ed Miliband because publicly he has backed at least part of the coalition governments austerity measures while his union backers appear adamant that no public-sector spending cuts are required. There's also the issue of David Miliband and the fact that he has yet to decide whether he will take up an invitation from his brother to become part of his shadow cabinet.
The next few days will be very important for Ed Miliband although his honeymoon period would appear to have started with news that he has overtaken David Cameron and the Conservative party in the polls.
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