Ed Miliband, the new UK foreign secretary, on Israel, Iraq, Syria and Iran

Ed Miliband, the new UK foreign secretary, on Israel, Iraq, Syria and Iran Having initially been tipped for the role of chancellor, former Labour leader Ed Miliband has been appointed foreign secretary by Andy Burnham, the UK's new prime minister. Accepting the role, Miliband said that it was an “honour and privilege” to take up the position. “My parents came to Britain as Jewish refugees from the Nazis,” he said.