Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt today launched another highly damaging coup attempt on Gordon Brown, a letter released shortly after PMQs today, reads:
"As we move towards a General Election it remains the case that the Parliamentary Labour Party is deeply divided over the question of the leadership. Many colleagues have expressed their frustration at the way in which this question is affecting our political performance. We have therefore come to the conclusion that the only way to resolve this issue would be to allow every member to express their view in a secret ballot."
The coup has thus far attracted the support of the usual suspects; Charles Clarke, Frank Field, Barry Sheerman etc. Crucially, there seems to be no cabinet support and this challenge like the previous two looks set to collapse. To the despair of No.10 this will overshadow Brown's strong performance in PMQs today and will fuel Tory calls for an early election.
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