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Ed Miliband has admitted forgetting parts of his keynote party conference speech amid intense criticism that he failed to tackle the economy.
The Labour leader said it was "one of the perils" of talking for more than an hour without notes, but insisted that the whole address was focused on Britain's economic plight.
Chancellor George Osborne was among those who were quick to criticise Mr Miliband, saying it was "extraordinary" that he did not mention the deficit.
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Asked if he had forgotten parts of his speech, Mr Miliband told ITV1's Good Morning Britain: "Absolutely yes.
"It's not really about memorising the speech. What I try and do is I try and write a speech and then I use it as the basis for what I want to say to the country.
"In a way I could just stand there and read out a speech that's been prepared earlier. I like it as a way of engaging with people. And, of course, it's one of the perils of it that there are bits that get left out, bits that get added in. It sort of comes with the territory."
Mr Miliband said: "The speech was all about the economy. The speech was all about how we change our economy so it works for working people again."
As well as the economy, Mr Miliband failed to deliver key passages on immigration but he insisted today that he had talked "very clearly" about Labour's plans.
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