Ed stood against his brother , the ex-Foreign Secretary who was favourite to succeed Gordon Brown , in 2010 . He clinched unexpected victory thanks to backing of trade union leaders . Discussing their current relationship , Ed said it was a 'massive , massive amount better than it was ' He declined to speculate about whether his brother would ever take a job in a future Labour government . Ed added that he did n't want to be an 'absent dad ' to his four sons .
Ed stood against his brother , the ex-Foreign Secretary who was favourite to succeed Gordon Brown , in 2010 . He clinched unexpected victory thanks to backing of trade union leaders . Discussing their current relationship , Ed said it was a 'massive , massive amount better than it was ' He declined to speculate about whether his brother would ever take a job in a future Labour government . Ed added that he did n't want to be an 'absent dad ' to his two sons .