Addressing delegates in his keynote speech to his party’s annual conference, Ed Miliband emphasised the need for government to "nourish the things that matter to families and to family life".
"We must think how we protect families up and down this country," he said. "Families can’t do the best job if they are stressed out working 60 or 70 hours a week, can’t be there when the kids get home, doing two or three jobs.
"We’ve got to change our culture on working time not just for the good of families but because it is through family that we learn right from wrong, develop ambitions for ourselves and kindness and respect for others.
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