Times reports that Livingstone will be deserted by Brown

According to a report in this morning's Times,Gordon Brown is ready to desert Ken Livingstone in the face of the latest opinion polls.

Gordon Brown has all but written off Ken Livingstone’s chances of winning the London mayoral election, according to close allies.
Senior figures in Downing Street believe that if Mr Livingstone wins it will be by the narrowest of margins.
Mr Brown revealed yesterday that he plans a trip to the US as the fight for London reaches a climax next month. David Cameron has chosen to appear alongside Boris Johnson when the Conservative candidate officially begins his campaign next week.

Rather strange given that only last week,it was all smiles between the two and the PM helped launch the campaign