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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/david-miliband-in-approach-to-bbc.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="David Miliband has pitched ideas for TV programmes to the BBC" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-david-miliband-in-approach-to-bbc.jpg" alt="David Miliband has pitched ideas for TV programmes to the BBC"/></a></p>
<p>David Miliband has pitched ideas for television programmes to the BBC in a move which will fuel speculation that he does not plan a rapid return to frontline politics.</p>
<p>The former foreign secretary has remained silent about his future plans since surprisingly losing out to his younger brother Ed in the contest for the Labour leadership last year.</p>
<p>But the broadcaster confirmed that the politician, who is still the MP for South Shields, &#8220;has approached the BBC with some programme ideas&#8221;. &#8220;The BBC receives suggestions from a wide variety of sources and these will be considered in the same way as any others,&#8221; it said in a statement.</p>
<p>There had been &#8220;no substantive discussions&#8221; over the proposals, it said, although The Observer reported that the MP was believed to have held informal talks with executives.</p>
<p>Ed Miliband repeated his hope this week that his brother, who had been the favourite to succeed Gordon Brown, would return to the political stage as a member of his shadow cabinet.</p>
<p>&#8220;I absolutely want him back in the shadow cabinet. He made a decision which was the right decision for him and his family, which was to stand back from frontline politics for a bit.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s see what happens in the future,&#8221; he said in an interview with the BBC.</p>
<p>The Observer quoted sources close to David Miliband insisting television programmes were &#8220;one of many things&#8221; he was considering but that he fully intended to remain an MP.</p>
<p>&#8220;David is talking to a range of organisations about his interest in foreign and environmental policy,&#8221; a spokesman said.</p>
<p>Mr Miliband has already quashed speculation that he could become the UK&#8217;s next ambassador to the United States &#8211; amid reports the Coalition Government was ready to offer him the role.</p>
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