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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Milburn? Bring it on

So Alan Milburn and Charlie No Trousers Clarke managed to persuade just 13 Labour MPs - one of whom was fervent Brownite Nick "Newcastle" Brown - to attend the launch of their new website designed to fuck-up Gordon's chances of becoming Prime Minister stimulate a lively policy debate about the party's future direction.

It's not looking good for those 44 MPs' signatures, is it, Alan?

All the speculation of course is that this is just an attempt to flush out a Cabinet-level challenger, although the Guardian's talk this morning of "10 Cabinet ministers" being prepared to back David Miliband is surely just wishful thinking on their part.

Personally, I think it would be much more entertaining, as well as more honest, if Milburn just came clean and admitted he wants to stand himself. What tales might emerge.

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3 comments:

  1. If he wants to bugger up gordon he should sign Frank Field's Early Day Motion 670

    "That this House notes that those polls that have questioned the
    English report a clear majority in favour of an English parliament;
    and further notes that it is this issue, and not Scottish
    independence or even House of Lords reform, that is the issue that
    voters now put at the top of their priorities for constitutional
    reform".
    Field, Frank
    Luff, Peter
    Taylor, David
    Hoyle, Lindsay
    Gray, James
    Rosindell, Andrew
    Wilshire, David
    Harvey, Nick
    Keetch, Paul
    Conway, Derek
    Hancock, Mike
    Wyatt, Derek
    Mackinlay, Andrew
    Pope, Greg
    Horam, John
    Murrison, Andrew
    Penning, Mike

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  2. Bit harsh on Clarke I think, to be fair to him he has being making a series of series on a range of issues. As Nick Robinson said they have been thought-provking but rather under-reported. Perhaps there is a desire for a policy debate on Clarke's behalf? But no doubt but would like to a challenger to Brown. Thou I think most of the Labour party and the country would like to see a proper contest.

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  3. As Paul notes, those of us familiar with North East politics will note that there are *many* Milburn tales that could emerge in such an eventuality

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