Ed Miliband Expected To Resign As Labour Leader

The UK General Election has been a shock for many people, especially Ed Miliband. The Labour leader expected to gain a majority, refusing to do deals with anyone else in the run up to the election yesterday. Instead, the results have shown a major defeat, and he is expected to resign as the leader of the Labour party.

It has been a night of loss for Miliband. His Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy both lost their seats. He also lost all but one seat in Scotland to the Scottish National Party, suggesting that Scotland has lost its faith in the party. A number of marginal seats also went to the Conservative party.

According to the BBC, David Cameron is expecting a majority and will remain as Prime Minister of the UK. It will be disappointing for Ed Miliband, who has fought a hard campaign and at one point looked like he could take a number of seats from the right-wing party. It has just not been enough.

The Wall Street Journal reminds readers that Miliband faced criticism for running for the Labour leader position in the first place. Five years ago, Gordon Brown stepped down and it was expected that David Miliband would take the position. Ed chose to run instead, and defeated him, derailing his career. There have been many over the years who have said that it was the wrong decision and would lead to Labour losing the election, and that seems to have just happened.

A number of people believe that the Labour leader will now step down after the defeat. He does not need to, based on the party rules, but it is expected for such a major loss. Nick Clegg is also expected to step down as leader of the Liberal Democrat party after his even bigger loss. The Liberal Democrats went from 57 seats to just eight (expected), and will not be forming a coalition government with the Conservatives again.

The turnout has been higher than last time in the majority of areas, especially in Scotland. People wanted to make their voice heard and it has been a bad thing for Labour and the Liberal Democrats. Ed has apologized for such a defeat, saying that it is a dark day for his party. Ed Miliband is now expected to resign as the Labour leader within the next hour, but is currently in Labour headquarters to prepare for his speech.

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