Miliband: David will be involved

Labour leader Ed Miliband has said his older brother David will "be around in one way or another" even if he announces a decision to step down from frontbench politics. The shadow foreign secretary is widely expected to end his top-level political career by confirming he will not seek election to serve in his brother's first frontbench team. The elder Miliband's fate was effectively sealed after footage emerged of him criticising his brother's speech at the party conference in Manchester on Tuesday. The Labour leader said the decision on his future was a matter for his brother but told the Press Association: "I think he has an extraordinary amount to offer British politics. "But he makes his own decisions about that and I know he will do the right thing." He added: "The party will always want to use his talents but he makes his own decisions about what is right for him and what he wants to do and I very much respect whatever decisions he comes to. "I will be working very closely with him whatever he decides to do. "He will be around in one way or another and I will certainly be using his expertise either inside the shadow cabinet or outside the shadow cabinet."