article_snippet.sent: But Ed Miliband crackdown, which was intended to regain the political initiative after boosts for the Tories on jobs and incomes, backfired spectacularly.
article_snippet.sent: In a disastrous day for Labour’s General Election hopes: .
article_snippet.sent: They included shadow health secretary Andy Burnham, shadow chancellor Ed Balls, Mr Miliband
article_snippet.sent: the Labour Party’s chaos in the Labour Party that would cause chaos for the country.
article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband’s not up to the job because Ed Miliband’s says one thing and does another.
article_snippet.sent: The spotlight was also turned on a number of startling claims made by Ed Miliband yesterday – whose speech worsened already bad relations with big business.
article_snippet.sent: However, Ed Miliband still made the claim the centre-piece of Ed Miliband headline grabbing announcement yesterday.
article_snippet.sent: The organisation Full Fact said the Labour leader’s claims were unjustified.
article_snippet.sent: Chancellor George Osborne made similar comments last night, saying:
article_snippet.sent: ’ Christian May of the Institute of Directors said Labour’s plans
article_snippet.sent: Matthew Irvine, associate at the law firm Thomas Eggar, said: ‘To many this will seem an eye-catching and attractive policy with Ed Miliband championing workers rights over capitalist employers who are putting profit above workers’ welfare.
article_snippet.sent: Labour was warned by statisticians not to use figures – but carried on regardless.
article_snippet.sent: Labour’s record, by contrast, is nothing to boast about: Tony Blair promised in 1995 to ban them after it emerged them were used in UK fast food chains but Tony Blair the Conservative-led Government failed to act in three terms in power.
highlights_snippet.sent: Statisticians accused Labour of using ‘unjustified’ propaganda; .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: 17 more business leaders came forward to sign a letter supporting the Tories in May’s election – taking the total to 120.