The club's vice-chairman David Miliband, a Labour politician and former foreign secretary, subsequently stepped down and it was alleged that he had taken the decision to resign "in the light of the new manager's past political statements".
The club's vice-chairman David Miliband subsequently stepped down. The club's vice-chairman David Miliband was a Labour politician and former foreign secretary. He had taken the decision to resign "in the light of the new manager's past political statements". This was what it was alleged.