I take UKIP very seriously. The truth is that UKIP presents an electoral challenge to all political parties. The way to defeat UKIP is not to be a better UKIP but to be a better Labour Party.
From Douglas Alexander
The depth of concern people feel about UKIP is not always matched by depth of understanding.
Of course we need to show we are a genuine alternative to an unpopular, Conservative-led government. But we need to set ourselves a higher standard than a party offering anger like UKIP.
Of course we are looking to win support across every section of society. We win support by speaking to voters on the issues they most care about.
I've never been interested in self-promotion and that side of politics; and if that means people judge that you're less prominent than others, that's a choice I've been willing to make.
Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion.
David Cameron can change the branding of the party, but he can't change the beliefs.
I'm in agreement with David Miliband when he says our generation of Labour politicians are not willing to hand over the direction of the country without a serious electoral fight.
My general approach to opposition is where the government is getting something right, we should say so. And where we disagree with them, we should say so, too.
Newspapers can make their own judgment in terms of who they support in a general election. Our responsibility is to make a considered judgment about where the national interest lies.
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