'I'm ready'

Opposition leader Ed Miliband insisted he was ready to be Britain's next prime minister as he launched a manifesto yesterday designed to boost his party's reputation on the economy before the May 7 election.
Miliband sought to reassure voters that his centre-left Labour Party would manage the economy responsibly while outlining "a plan to change our country" by handing more wealth to low and middle income families.
Labour has been virtually tied with Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in opinion polls ahead of next month's general election which looks set to yield another coalition or minority government.