Breaking News - No Confidence Letter

According to John Pienaar on BBC Five Live, there is a letter that is circulating around all Labour Party MPs calling for a vote of No confidence in Gordon Brown's Premiership. This was supposed to remain private at least until after the polls close in tomorrow's elections.

This is further to the news that many media sources that Gordon Brown will not be Prime Minister at the end of next week...

Whether it is a vote of No confidence or a straight leadership challenge, it seems hard to believe that just a cabinet reshuffle will placate the growing calls for immediate change.

Hazel Blears' quick resignation seems to be going to plan. But who will the MP be that falls on their own sword and challenges Mr Brown for party leadership? History teaches us that the challenger never ultimately wins... Et tu Brute?

The Second of Many - Hazel Blears Resigns

Hazel Blears has made her move, she has resigned at the point to gain as much exposure for herself whilst attempting to damage Gordon Brown as much as possible.

Here is her resignation statement:

"Today I have told the prime minister that I am resigning from the Government.

"My politics has always been rooted in the belief that ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things, given the right support and encouragement.

"The role of a progressive Government should be to pass power to the people. I've never sought high office for the sake of it, or for what I can gain, but for what I can achieve for the people I represent and serve.

"In this next phase of my political life I am redoubling my efforts to speak up for the people of Salford as their Member of Parliament. I am returning to the grassroots (where I began), to political activism, to the cut and thrust of political debate.

"Most of all I want to help the Labour Party to reconnect with the British people, to remind them that our values are their values, that their hopes and dreams are ours too.

"I am glad to be going home to the people who matter the most to me: the people of Salford.

"Finally, there's an important set of elections tomorrow. My message is simple: get out and vote Labour."

Touching, isn't it? I wonder if she will get her knife from Gordon Brown's back as well.

Jacqui Smith Has Gone... Hoorah...

It has been reported by various media outlets that Jacqui Smith asked to be relinquished of her duties as Home Secretary over two months ago. Combined with the news that three further Labour MPs are stepping down at the next general election, this is indeed a dark day for the Government.

It was not so much a straw that broke the camel's back, more of an avalanche. Let's have a quick review:

• The pre-charge detention limits for terrorism suspects
• The arrest of Damian Green
• The loss of crucial data from most of her sub departments
• Rejecting scientific evidence in favour of political motives
• Supporting the National ID card
  
• The pay row between the police and government
• Ignoring the European Court of Human Rights' decision concerning DNA and fingerprints of people with no criminal record
  
• The expenses claim that her main residence was her sisters house, not her constituency home
• Claiming for porn films on expenses (claiming she believes herself to be vindicated)
  

There is probably a lot more, but memory is against me... Something tells me history will not be too kind to Mrs Smith, if it remembers her at all.