By Jack Doyle Senior Labour ministers are agitating against Ed Miliband in a game of ‘leadership Top Trumps’, the party’s policy chief has admitted. Jon Cruddas named Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, Mr Balls’s wife and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, and health spokesman Andy Burnham as among those positioning themselves to replace him. His comments are the most explicit admission to date by a senior party figure that senior Shadow Cabinet figures may attempt to remove Mr Miliband in a bid to improve the party’s prospects. Bid for power? Jon Cruddas named Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, Mr Balls's wife and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (pictured together) as among those positioning themselves to replace Mr Miliband
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Jon Cruddas said Labour ministers may attempt to remove Mr Miliband
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Seen as a bid to improve party's prospects amid catastrophic poll ratings
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But Mr Cruddas hit out at those who suggested that others would be better
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Said problems won't be resolved by 'throwing someone else in front of train'
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