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The Curry House Coup
Tom Watson v Tony Blair, 2006
The Guardian Coup
David Miliband v Gordon Brown, 2008
The Surprise Coup
James Purnell v Gordon Brown, 2009
The Great Goose Coup
Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt v Gordon Brown, 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/11215429/8-very-British-coups-in-honour-of-Ed-Miliband.html
November 2014:
New crisis for Ed Miliband as senior Labour MPs back leadership change
Ed Miliband’s Labour party leadership was plunged into fresh crisis as senior Labour MPs revealed that at least 20 shadow ministers were on the brink of calling for him to stand down.
The frontbenchers are willing to go public with their demand if the former home secretary, Alan Johnson, indicates that he would be prepared to step into the breach, should Labour be left leaderless just months from a general election. The senior status of the potential rebels and their numbers represent another grievous blow to Miliband’s authority, after attempts by his aides to minimise the extent of dissatisfaction in the party.
The rebels are drawn from across the political spectrum within the party and say they are airing their discontent in response to attempts by Miliband’s aides to belittle the depth and reach of unhappiness among his MPs.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/08/ed-miliband-crisis-labour-mps-back-leadership-change
Ed Miliband’s Labour party leadership was plunged into fresh crisis as senior Labour MPs revealed that at least 20 shadow ministers were on the brink of calling for him to stand down.
The frontbenchers are willing to go public with their demand if the former home secretary, Alan Johnson, indicates that he would be prepared to step into the breach, should Labour be left leaderless just months from a general election. The senior status of the potential rebels and their numbers represent another grievous blow to Miliband’s authority, after attempts by his aides to minimise the extent of dissatisfaction in the party.
The rebels are drawn from across the political spectrum within the party and say they are airing their discontent in response to attempts by Miliband’s aides to belittle the depth and reach of unhappiness among his MPs.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/08/ed-miliband-crisis-labour-mps-back-leadership-change
Labour won in 2007 after Watson's attempted coup in 2006 The rest were followed by electoral defeat.
Another summary:
https://twitter.com/LabourEoin/status/752829354888093696
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