Just thought I'd post this as it just seems really odd for people in the Labour party to be queueing up to stab the leader in the back on the eve of a big poll.
If Labour do badly in the County Council and Euro elections then I don't think the blame can be soley attributed to Gordon Brown.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/5439400/Gordon-Brown-fights-for-his-political-life.htmlIn a move that left the Prime Minister fighting for his political future, rebels claimed that as many as 50 Labour MPs were prepared to put their names to an email demanding that he step down.
Details of what party insiders described as an attempted “cyber coup” emerged after his authority was dealt a potentially critical blow by the resignation of Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary. Her departure threatened to precipitate a sweeping Cabinet reshuffle being planned by Mr Brown.
However, resignations ahead of a reshuffle that will determine whether Mr Brown still has the authority to lead his party, triggered a move to force the Prime Minister to step down in the interests of the party ahead of the next general election.
The unsigned email calling on Mr Brown to stand down states: “Over the last 12 years in Government, and before, you have made an enormous contribution to this country and to the Labour Party and this is very widely acknowledged. However, we are writing now because we believe that in the current political circumstances you can best serve the interests of the Labour Party by stepping down as Prime Minister and so allowing the party to choose a new leader to take us into the next General Election.” It ends by saying that it will not be published unless there are 50 names attached.
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