Sunday, 25 May 2008

Miliband,Straw,clarke,Cruddas,Johnston??

So many rumours this morning of people lining up to stand against Brown.

The pro Labour Observer suggests that

Gordon Brown would be forced to appoint a deputy who could be swiftly groomed as his successor under humiliating last-ditch plans being discussed by ministers to patch up his failing administration.
predicting that

If Brown loses a vote on his terrorism bill in two weeks' time, as expected, that would become the catalyst. The justice secretary Jack Straw, who has already privately signalled concerns about the measures to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days, is regarded as the most likely senior figure to move against him.


Who might that No 2 be,the obvious people are banded about including David Miliband and Alan Johnston or Jack Straw.

According to the Times

David Miliband is preparing to throw his hat into the ring in a leadership contest to “save new Labour” after the party’s disastrous defeat in last week’s Crewe & Nantwich by-election.
The foreign secretary has confided to friends that he is prepared to stand for the leadership if a critical mass of backbenchers turn against Gordon Brown.


The Independent says

Jon Cruddas has been sounded out by Charles Clarke about a move to represent a "coalition of the left and right" of the party to challenge the embattled Prime Minister.
Mr Cruddas told friends last night he is "not interested" in becoming a stalking horse – although he has not ruled out putting himself forward in an open contest

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