Ken Livingstone 'confident' over Ed Miliband leadership

Alan Johnson 'rules himself out of Labour leadership'

Labour's Alan Johnson has ruled himself out of the leadership and said he backs Ed Miliband, according to The Times.

Ed Miliband focuses on making change, former London Mayor Ken Livingstone told ITV News, amid claims of a plot to remove the Labour leader.

Mr Livingstone said: "I worked closely with him for two years as Labour leader and as mayoral candidate, and I find him very refreshing".

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