Labour's defeat was inevitable, says David Miliband
David Miliband said he was un-surprised by Labour's election defeat, on grounds that voters saw the party as backward and outdated.
"The public have concluded that instead of building on the strengths and remedying the weaknesses of the Blair years the party has turned the page backwards rather than turning the page forward," he told The Times.
Labour must represent not just social justice, but economic dynamism too, he stressed.
He added that the defeat was "doubly painful" given his brother's involvement in the party and stressed that he found "no consolation in any sense of vindication" about the performance.
In a separate interview with CNN, Miliband warned that a UK withdrawal from the European Union would do irreparable damage to Britain's credibility in the eyes of the US, comparing the move to "resigning from the word".
Miliband quit Parliament in 2013 after being beaten to leadership by his brother, and took up a role with the International Rescue Committee charity in New York.