Milibands bury the hatchet after leadership rift

One of the most riveting feuds in modern political history appears to be at an end, I can exclusively reveal. When ed Miliband stood for the Labour leadership in 2010 against his brother David, the older sibling was irked to say the least.

And when ed emerged victorious with a lead of just 1.3 per cent of the vote, David and his musician wife Louise were even more appalled by his act of political fratricide.

David, 56, not only declined to serve in his brother’s shadow cabinet, but shortly afterwards stood down as an MP and moved to new York, where — to this day — he runs mega-charity the International Rescue Committee on a handsome pay package of more than $1million a year.

Their mother Marion was reportedly heartbroken by their estrangement and relations got so bad that ed was a no-show at David’s 50th birthday party.

But now it seems they have kissed and made up. During the local elections they were spotted in Camden, banging on doors in a campaign to get out the Labour vote, and were later seen sipping coffees together in a terrace café.

‘It came as a surprise to many voters to see not one but both Miliband brothers striding up their garden paths,’ says my Labour mole. ‘Time, as in all feuds, is a great healer.’