Ed Miliband set to respond to critics in Huddersfield Q&A

The stage in Huddersfield is ready for Ed Miliband who is about to give a speech on the “epidemic” of zero hour contracts. He will say have increased levels of insecurity for working people.

The Labour leader will also be expected to respond to an open letter from over a hundred of Britain’s leading business people saying that a Labour government would “threaten jobs” and “deter investment” in the UK.

The Miliband battle bus is reported to have arrived at the factory in Colne Valley.

Preparations under way for a Q&A with Miliband at David Brown Gear Systems in Huddersfield. pic.twitter.com/W4Lg5U88FM

— Sam Lister (@sam_lister_) April 1, 2015