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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17988259

The government has run out of "excuses" for the "failure" of its economic policy, Ed Miliband has said.

The Labour leader told party activists in Essex that coalition policies had "blunted aspiration" and ministers were "standing up for the wrong people".

He called for action in Wednesday's Queen's Speech to cap energy and rail fare rises and reverse tax changes.

Speaking in Harlow, where Labour regained control of the council last week, Mr Miliband said the public had given the coalition of the benefit of the doubt since 2010 but had now lost patience with it.

While long-term youth unemployment had trebled in the last year in places like Harlow, Mr Miliband said, the coalition's focus was on cutting taxes for the wealthiest in society instead of helping ordinary families.

"The first priority is to get our young people back to work," he said. "Tax bankers' bonuses and create jobs for our young people. Then let's get on with tackling the problem with people's living standards."

"What people want from the prime minister and deputy prime minister are answers not excuses," he said. "Not excuses blaming somebody else, blaming the eurozone, but answers about why they promised change and things have got worse not better. That is the reality."

Go get 'em, Ed .....