The Tories are on post-Brown footing
Peter Hoskin 10:44pm
Watching Eric Pickles on Sky just now, it's revealing just how the Tories are responding to the news of Purnell's resignation. Pickles' message is that Purnell agrees with Gordon Brown on all the big issues - "high debt, ID cards, and all that" - and he's pushing the line that Purnell isn't concerned with the functions of government but only with the survival of the Labour Party. It's slightly disingenuous in this case, but the tactic is clear: suggesting that the Labour Party will remain the same even if - or when? - the current PM is dispatched. Yep, the Tories are on post-Brown footing.
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Frank P
June 4th, 2009 11:30pm Report this commentSeems pretty obvious that Gordon Brown asked Alan Sugar to No.10 to apply for a job, not offer him one.
Bill Evans
June 4th, 2009 11:33pm Report this commentLabour would be mad to get rid of brown. He's easily the outstanding politician of our time.
Ian C
June 4th, 2009 11:38pm Report this commentWhat the Tories want is for GB to lead Labour into the election - that is now going to be sooner rather than later.
Question is will Brown be pushed out first or will they let him stay in order to prevent the internal fight that will result from a switch of leader?
John
June 5th, 2009 1:30am Report this commentIt wasn't John Majors perceived weakness that did for the Tories in 1997, or even the perceptions of sleaze. It was infighting and divisions. Labour seem to be forgetting the lessons they had to learn the hard way.
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