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Russell Brand's 'Trews' Interview With Ed Miliband Is So Big It Gets A Preview Trailer

This Could Be The Greatest Political Interview Since Frost-Nixon
Paul Vale
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UPDATE:WATCH RUSSEL BRAND'S INTERVIEW WITH ED MILIBAND IN FULL HERE

Be gone "Star Wars" and "The Avengers." The preeminent trailer of the summer landed on Tuesday, previewing the biggest political interview since Frost-Nixon -- Miliband versus Brand. The Labour leader’s meeting with the comedian-turned-activist was rounded upon by the Tories on Tuesday morning, with the PM himself mocking his opponent for submitting to an interview with the controversial former MTV host.

Yet the meeting could prove a masterstroke for Miliband should his message resonate with the millions that have amassed around brand’s disaffected narrative of excessive corporatism dictating to unprincipled politicians. Within the video Brand and an expressive Miliband (albeit still in a suit) argue over multinational companies not paying tax, with Brand stamping on the Labour leader for trying to dictate the “language” of the conversation.

On the question of Amazon’s “tax avoidance” Brand asked: “Do we have the power to deal with that?”

“Of course,” replied Miliband. “Of course there are ways to deal with. It doesn’t mean it’ll be easy in a world where capital and companies are mobile, and of course people share your outrage…. But you have to have a government that says there is something wrong and we’re going to deal with it.”

“And you’re that government?” Brand shot back. “Yeah,” said the Labour chief.

Why didn’t you burn the tapes, Ed… Why didn’t you burn the tapes?

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"I think we could do better. No seriously, I do think he is really kind, and it sounds like his Dad was wicked." (credit:PA)
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"At least, on a personal level he was sort of funny. I don't have a very good memory for hatred, so every time I see a picture of him now, cos he looks a bit like a monkey, I think 'aw, cute'. I forgot all the wars he started.[Brand called George Bush a 'retarded cowboy' at the MTV Awards in 2008]"I said, in America, it was nice you let him be president, because we in England we wouldn't give him a pair of scissors. And if I'd have said that in England, that's funny. "Next day in America I had police round my house because people were trying to kill me. For that!" (credit:AP)
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