When will...

[The Man From G.O.P.]

Someone pull the trigger on brown? How is it going to happen?


One of the backbenchers (or soon to be backbenchers) sticking it in from behind? Or will the Euro results, or the motion to dissolve be the end of it?

[doktorb]

It is a difficult question to ask. He's a weak leader but we know how much of a bully he can be (cf the leadership "election").  With another minster going today the time is surely right for a  motion of no confidence, but the problem will b e perception. If it looks like a return to the Westminster bubble the already cheesed off population aren't going to support Cameron waving Parliamentary convention about the place.

[Jens]

When will... Brits and Americans start to remember to state in the headlines that this is a topic about British politics!!!

[Јas]

Someone pull the trigger on brown?

May 2010.

How is it going to happen?

He'll resign as Labour leader following a General Election shambles.

[afleitch]

Good news for Brown.

Europe Minisiter, Caroline Flint will not be resigning today. She is a close friend and ally of Ms Blears.

[nemesis2004]

Looks like the knife plunging might be about to begin. Will be interesting to see how the results of both sets of elections pan out. Polly Toynbee is right; most Labour MPs know that the clunking fist is an electoral disaster and they could not win the next election with him. The results by Sunday night will bear that out. He is Cameron's greatest ally, being where he is.....but she is also right saying that Labour's taste for regicide is not as strong as the Tories'. Am not even thinking purely of Maggie's exit but also Betsygate and how IDS was rather ruthlessly disposed of.

Labour rarely changes horse TWICE in mid stream...but that loyalty may be tested over the next few days methinks.