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Politics Weekly: David Miliband on the fight for Labour's future

David Miliband is the final Labour leadership candidate to undergo the Politics Weekly treatment.

He joins the Observer columnist Henry Porter and Natalie Hanman of Comment Is Free.

Miliband takes questions on his suitability for the leadership of his party, the coalition government and his stance on the Iraq war.

He gives his analysis of the reasons Labour lost over 1 million votes from the poorest in society and cites issues such as crime, immigration, housing and employment as areas in which the party must reconnect with those on low incomes.

The leadership contender also tackles allegations that British nationals were tortured overseas during his time as foreign secretary.

And with students around the country having discovered their exam results this week, we ask whether, despite the record passes, young people are well enough equipped to enter a difficult job market.

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