The plot is on life support
James Forsyth 2:33pmThe Hoon and Hewitt attempt to force a secret ballot on Brown's leadership is not off to the best of starts. If it is not dead on arrival it is certainly on the critical list.
Even those who think Labour would be better off without Brown are unimpressed by this attempt. One texted me just now saying 'outcome same as previous crap attempts: no change at top but shave 5% in polls.'
Certainly, the timing seems poor. Trying to compete with the snow is not the best idea nor is launching this campaign at a time when Labour had managed to score some points against the Tories.
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Simon
January 6th, 2010 2:49pm Report this commentlol what on earth has the snow got to do with it.
Martyn Rowe
January 6th, 2010 2:49pm Report this commentThen why no cabinet ministers showing their support?
Weird. I expect this putsch to go down in flames too. But doesn't the cabinet silence (2hrs of it now) just go to show either;
a) something huge is up
or b) they are all gutless b*stards with little time for Brown, too frightened to take a stand and waiting to see who jumps which way first.
I know a lot of people dislike the Tories. But at least they have the guts to assasinate deadwood leaders.
Chris lancashire
January 6th, 2010 3:18pm Report this commentPrecisely what points have Labour scored?
anne allan
January 6th, 2010 3:52pm Report this commentWho will be the first to wave a banana?
Rainer Unsinn
January 6th, 2010 4:06pm Report this commentI wonder if this isn't a very clever tactic. Just suppose the ball starts rolling, a few "dissidents" (made up of MPs who are already standing down at the next GE) jump on board and, "at the eleventh hour", Supergordon comes in and defeats the 5th columnists.
Result: Show of Broon's strength as leader, "divisive" MPs "well and truly hammered" into submission and "every indication" of a now united party, ready for the fight that is the GE.
Sounds very Machiavellian - just up Mandy Pandy's street.
Marcher Baron
January 6th, 2010 4:32pm Report this commentI heard Hewitt on TV; she claims she just wants the government be free to get on with "attacking the Conservatives" having herself spent years "in the trenches" in opposition with Kinnock. Ye gods! They are the GOVERNMENT, for heaven's sake. It's their job to RUN the country and manage it efficiently in the best interests of all, not to knock seven bells out of HMO. If ever there was a reason for getting rid of them (never mind Neathergate, fiscal incompetence and control freakery etc), that surely was it!
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