article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband claimed the Mediterranean crisis was 'in part a direct result' of the PM's Libya policy .
article_snippet.sent: The controversy began after Labour spin doctors issued a briefing note which said Ed Miliband would use a speech on foreign policy to say the ‘tragic scenes’ in the Mediterranean were ‘in part a direct result’ of Mr Cameron’s Libya policy.
article_snippet.sent: blood on Labour spin doctors hands’, but was making a ‘very important point about post-conflict planning in Libya’ after the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi.
article_snippet.sent: Labour aides pointed out that Mr Miliband did raise the issue of post-war plans after supporting bombing raids in Libya in 2011.
article_snippet.sent: But footage of Mr Miliband also emerged from the same year suggesting the new Libyan authorities should be left to get on with the new Libyan authorities.
article_snippet.sent: This is an important moment to recognise the National Transitional Council and their role in taking Libya forward, and we’ve got to be led by their.
article_snippet.sent: It’s very important that Libyans determine Libyans future,’ he said at the time.
highlights_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband said the crisis was 'in part a direct result' of the PM's policy .
  