Ed Miliband’s Labour party leadership was plunged into fresh crisis as senior Labour MPs revealed that at least 20 shadow ministers were on the brink of calling for him to stand down.
The frontbenchers are willing to go public with their demand if the former home secretary, Alan Johnson, indicates that he would be prepared to step into the breach, should Labour be left leaderless just months from a general election. The senior status of the potential rebels and their numbers represent another grievous blow to Miliband’s authority, after attempts by his aides to minimise the extent of dissatisfaction in the party.
There are over 20 shadow minister?! That seems excessive, I didn't realise oppositions had the Minister of State level appointments shadowed as well as the real front benchers.
Ed Miliband’s Labour party leadership was plunged into fresh crisis as senior Labour MPs revealed that at least 20 shadow ministers were on the brink of calling for him to stand down.
The frontbenchers are willing to go public with their demand if the former home secretary, Alan Johnson, indicates that he would be prepared to step into the breach, should Labour be left leaderless just months from a general election. The senior status of the potential rebels and their numbers represent another grievous blow to Miliband’s authority, after attempts by his aides to minimise the extent of dissatisfaction in the party.
Ed Miliband’s Labour party leadership was plunged into fresh crisis as senior Labour MPs revealed that at least 20 shadow ministers were on the brink of calling for him to stand down.
The frontbenchers are willing to go public with their demand if the former home secretary, Alan Johnson, indicates that he would be prepared to step into the breach, should Labour be left leaderless just months from a general election. The senior status of the potential rebels and their numbers represent another grievous blow to Miliband’s authority, after attempts by his aides to minimise the extent of dissatisfaction in the party.
There are over 20 shadow minister?! That seems excessive, I didn't realise oppositions had the Minister of State level appointments shadowed as well as the real front benchers.
That is a clue about the truthfulness of the story. At least we know that the Guardian is after Ed.
Hah, Con down again. The UKIP narrative of this being a fight between two losers really does seem to be playing out, even if they personally do not end up doing as well as current polls suggest they might.
Ed Miliband’s Labour party leadership was plunged into fresh crisis as senior Labour MPs revealed that at least 20 shadow ministers were on the brink of calling for him to stand down.
The frontbenchers are willing to go public with their demand if the former home secretary, Alan Johnson, indicates that he would be prepared to step into the breach, should Labour be left leaderless just months from a general election. The senior status of the potential rebels and their numbers represent another grievous blow to Miliband’s authority, after attempts by his aides to minimise the extent of dissatisfaction in the party.
There are over 20 shadow minister?! That seems excessive, I didn't realise oppositions had the Minister of State level appointments shadowed as well as the real front benchers.
At least we know that the Guardian is after Ed.
As traitorous as when they backed the LDs I guess.
Ed Miliband’s Labour party leadership was plunged into fresh crisis as senior Labour MPs revealed that at least 20 shadow ministers were on the brink of calling for him to stand down.
The frontbenchers are willing to go public with their demand if the former home secretary, Alan Johnson, indicates that he would be prepared to step into the breach, should Labour be left leaderless just months from a general election. The senior status of the potential rebels and their numbers represent another grievous blow to Miliband’s authority, after attempts by his aides to minimise the extent of dissatisfaction in the party.
There are over 20 shadow minister?! That seems excessive, I didn't realise oppositions had the Minister of State level appointments shadowed as well as the real front benchers.
Miliband has so many shadow ministers, if he was to get into government now and wanted to give them all the same job as an actual minister, he would breach he legal maximum. There was an article in the papers a few weeks back and it was staggering how many he had (and so do the coalition)...there really is a minister for things about as important as tiddlywinks these days.
Another dreadful poll for the Conservatives. 29% would be a worse result than either 1997 or 2001. Yet no one seems to think their leader is under any kind of threat on here.
How low do the Tories have to go before the knives are out for Cameron - 25% or the first poll showing them in third behind UKIP ?
Another dreadful poll for the Conservatives. 29% would be a worse result than either 1997 or 2001. Yet no one seems to think their leader is under any kind of threat on here.
How low do the Tories have to go before the knives are out for Cameron - 25% or the first poll showing them in third behind UKIP ?
I believe if that moment arrives the first one to call for his departure will be TSE.
Another dreadful poll for the Conservatives. 29% would be a worse result than either 1997 or 2001. Yet no one seems to think their leader is under any kind of threat on here.
How low do the Tories have to go before the knives are out for Cameron - 25% or the first poll showing them in third behind UKIP ?
That's because most people expect some measure of swingback between now and the election. Ed should further ahead than 3%.
Another dreadful poll for the Conservatives. 29% would be a worse result than either 1997 or 2001. Yet no one seems to think their leader is under any kind of threat on here.
How low do the Tories have to go before the knives are out for Cameron - 25% or the first poll showing them in third behind UKIP ?
The latter, if only because I can conceive of a poll, rogue or not, where UKIP have more than 26, so Con need not fall that far before being behind them at some point.
Of course the knives are already our for him, there seems a core of MPs who absolutely detest him and would do anything to see him fail, it's just they haven't seen a good opportunity to plunge those knives yet. As their goal is surely to purge the party of the Cameroonians as a whole, I would guess they would prefer to lose heavily in 2015 with Cameron so they can excise the lot, rather than switch to another Cameroon who might do a little better and delay the necessary cleansing fire.
Canvass anecdotes as usual: busy week and several hundred contacted - responses much in line with recent weeks. If the electorate is convulsed with horror over either Cameron or Miliband they're concealing it well. As before, not many don't knows, lots of settled Lab/Con/UKIP votes, almost no LibDems.
My favourite this week was an elderly lady who's just moved here from Shropshire:
Lady: I don't know much about local affairs, you see. Me: Well, it's a super-marginal, so you'll be much-wooed. Lady (wistfully): That's nice - it's been a while since that happened...
Does it look like comfortable Labour gain?
Nick's too modest to say he's going to win easily.
Although this going to be the weirdest election of our lifetimes, I think Broxtowe can pretty much definitely be put in the Labour box. Ladbrokes offering 2/7. Better than the bank.
Yes, I have been quite heavily on this bet for some time now.
If Nick wins then I win and the country loses. And then I lose when my UK tax bill goes up. But I'll have some winnings to set against it.
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At least we know that the Guardian is after Ed.
Another dreadful poll for the Conservatives. 29% would be a worse result than either 1997 or 2001. Yet no one seems to think their leader is under any kind of threat on here.
How low do the Tories have to go before the knives are out for Cameron - 25% or the first poll showing them in third behind UKIP ?
Dave Cameron = Ed Miliband
Of course the knives are already our for him, there seems a core of MPs who absolutely detest him and would do anything to see him fail, it's just they haven't seen a good opportunity to plunge those knives yet. As their goal is surely to purge the party of the Cameroonians as a whole, I would guess they would prefer to lose heavily in 2015 with Cameron so they can excise the lot, rather than switch to another Cameroon who might do a little better and delay the necessary cleansing fire.
A donkey jacket would be warm tomorrow, though.
If Nick wins then I win and the country loses. And then I lose when my UK tax bill goes up.
But I'll have some winnings to set against it.