Aspiring Labour leader David Miliband showed his socks appeal on a visit to South Wirral High

ASPIRING Labour leader David Miliband showed his socks appeal on a visit to South Wirral High this week.

The former Foreign Secretary is seen chatting with two of the Eastham school’s mock general election candidates, 14-year-old Andrew Hardy and Tom McNally, 13.

Mr Miliband is hoping his tour of the North West will give him a leg up on rivals; brother Ed, Diane Abbott, Andy Burnham and Ed Balls.

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