Ed Miliband, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, says he will step down after a worse-than-expected result in the election.
The party lost dozens of seats to the separatist Scottish National Party, which took almost all of the 59 seats in Scotland.
Speaking to party members who cheered in support, Miliband said Friday he wanted to resign straight away so that the party can rebuild itself.
With 641 of 650 seats counted, Labour has 229 seats, finishing well below the 258 seats secured five years ago by former leader and ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Source: AP
