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Prescott slams 'failing' Labour

Ed Miliband has faced another attack from a senior Labour figure as a new poll suggests his popularity among voters is at an all-time low. Lord Prescott said the shadow cabinet had "massively failed" to get its message across under his leadership.

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Prescott tells Miliband to turn hairdryer on Labour team

Lord Prescott has urged Ed Miliband to adopt the scare-tactic approach of former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson with under-performing members of his shadow cabinet.

If shadow cabinet members aren't pulling their weight, give them the hairdryer treatment and kick 'em out.

Time is running out. We can still turn it around and win in the second half. But we need the very best team, week in, week out.

– Lord Prescott, writing in his column in the Sunday Mirror

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