According to a Times report this morning, Gordon Brown is set to jump from the sinking ship that is HMS Livingstone. Downing Street has “all but written off” Ken’s chances, and the Prime Minister will be out-of-the-country when the Mayoral race comes to a climax. Although – the way things have been going for the Government – it might be a blessing for Ken not to be shadowed by Brown and his pained grin.
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