The Labour Party knew Tony Blair had to go when he became an electoral liability.
Less than a year into the job, where does Gordon Brown stand in terms of this all-important marker?
Well, don’t expect any answers from Labour’s candidate in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.
Tamsin Dunwoody refused to come up with a straight answer in when she was asked the question repeatedly by a reporter. You can see the interview in the You Tube clip below.
“Gordon Brown is our prime minister” and a number of variations on that theme was her reply.
The Conservatives, whose leader David Cameron is back on the campaign trail in Crewe and Nantwich on Thursday, are gleefully circulating the clip of her interview, complete with an awkward-looking John Denham (minister for universities and skills) standing by.
Brown has been noticeably absent from the northern constituency in the run-up to next week’s by-election, which opinion polls show his party could lose to the Tories, despite it being regarded as a safe Labour seat.
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the damage was done in the BLAIR/BROWN years, quite frankly it will take a miracle to get back to the Britain most of us would like to return to. Oh how the electorate were conned,, all those years of high tax and wasted money.Its a pity it could not be made a criminal offence!
- Posted by bs carterWhat we need is for all this local election news to scare Labour into getting rid of Brown and getting rid of their current taxation policies. Replacing him with someone like Miliband sounds pretty smart.
Labour is by far the better choice for your average person, but not under the condition the party is in now.
- Posted by SlaterThere’s no doubt he is now. I think the best way forward for labour is a new leader, and preferably this time a woman. Someone like Cherie or Harriet would be a good option.
- Posted by jane