Cabinet Minister Ed Miliband visits Putney

Last night I was delighted to welcome Ed Miliband MP, the Secretary of State responsible for Energy and the UK's global leadership on Climate Change, to Putney. Ed was guest speaker and star turn at Putney Labour Party's annual dinner, which was held in the private dining room upstairs at The Telegraph pub on Putney Heath.

Ed was an engaging and impressive speaker and, following a wide ranging speech, fielded questions for over half an hour. It was a pleasure to introduce him to the Labour party members and others from the local community who came along to the dinner, which is the major fundraising event in our calendar. As I have explained elsewhere on my website, every penny I spend on my campaign is raised in events like this from local members and supporters.

Ed was kind enough to include in his speech some positive things about me and my campaign (it is great to know our work locally is reaching an audience wider than Putney!), and that was despite the fact that I bent his ear over Heathrow expansion!

I also want to thank all the staff at The Telegraph who provided us with a fantastic menu for the evening, and who looked after us so well. I thoroughly recommend their upstairs dining room to you if you are looking to hold a fundraising or social event of your own.