Ed Miliband has vowed to "fight for a fairer, more just, more equal Britain" and has urged Labour supporters to join him.
He said that despite what critics threw at him he 'was going nowhere.'
The Labour leader was speaking at the University of London in an attempt to to relaunch his party to the UK electorate.
Eight out of ten Britons feel the economic recovery has had little or no impact on their personal circumstances, new research reveals.
Asked what effect the upturn had had on them, 49% said there had been "none at all", while 31% said "not very much".
The Ipsos MORI poll for the Evening Standard also found pessimism about the future, with 75% of respondents saying economic growth would have either no impact or "not very much".
The political implications of the survey are potentially interesting, with the Conservatives trumpeting the UK's improved overall economic performance, but Labour arguing that many are not feeling the benefits of growth.
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