Ed Miliband to have nose operation for sleep disorder
Ed Miliband is to have an operation on on his nose during Parliament's summer recess, his spokesman has said.
The Labour leader suffers from sleep apnoea, which interrupts breathing during sleep, made worse by a deviated septum in his nose.
He will have surgery to correct the septum at the end of July.
The Daily Mirror had reported that Mr Miliband was to have his adenoids removed to improve his "bunged up" voice.
But the BBC understands the surgery is not intended to improve his voice.
A Labour spokesman said: "Ed Miliband has been diagnosed with sleep apnoea made worse by a deviated septum.
"On medical advice he is having a routine operation to correct the deviated septum at the end of July with the NHS. We do not intend to comment further."
(continued in July onwards)
NB My wife whose sister works as a doctors secratary, but isn't otherwise a medical expert, says having your tonsils removed as a adult can cause permanent nose bleeds and projectile bleeding. So is this out of the frying pan into the fire for Ed?
