With You In Tough Times!

Ed Miliband launches Labour's local election campaign .

Ed Miliband today said : "Wrong values, wrong priorities, wrong choices - this is a government out of touch"

Ed Miliband has pledged to govern for the whole country "not just the wealthy few" as he launched Labour's campaign for the local elections in England.

The Labour leader accused the coalition of "betraying Middle Britain" and said his party had "different values".

Local authority ballots take place in England, Scotland and Wales on 3 May.

Launching his party's campaign in Birmingham, where he was joined by shadow cabinet colleagues, Mr Miliband highlighted the issues of crime, the NHS and jobs - saying Labour would do things differently from the government without spending more money.

He said Labour would prioritise action against vandalism and anti-social behaviour, praised efforts by Labour councils to set up work programmes and promised to protect 6,000 nurses from government cuts.

Last month's Budget and the government's handling of the petrol dispute showed it was "out of touch", he said. The slogan for the campaign is "With you in tough times".


A YouGov poll in the Sunday Times gave Labour a nine-point lead over the Conservatives .