Gordon Brown backed away from shifting Alistair Darling out of Number 11 today as he shook up his top team - and saw two more ministers resign. Mr Brown had seemed determined to make his close ally Ed Balls chancellor, but sources confirmed he will now remain as schools secretary. Mr Brown was also hit with two more Cabinet resignations. Firstly, the Defence Secretary John Hutton announced he was stepping down, although he insisted his decision to quit was taken for entirely personal reasons and pledged his support for Mr Brown from the backbenches.
Mr Brown had seemed determined to make his close ally Ed Balls chancellor, but sources confirmed he will now remain as schools secretary.
Mr Brown was also hit with two more Cabinet resignations.
Firstly, the Defence Secretary John Hutton announced he was stepping down, although he insisted his decision to quit was taken for entirely personal reasons and pledged his support for Mr Brown from the backbenches.
Caroline Flint has accused Gordon Brown of treating her as "female window dressing" as the Prime Minister announced he would "fight on" . "I will not waver. I will not walk away. I will get on with the job," Mr Brown promised at a press conference. Even as the Prime Minister defended himself, it emerged that Miss Flint had become the sixth Cabinet minister to step down in the past week.
"I will not waver. I will not walk away. I will get on with the job," Mr Brown promised at a press conference.
Even as the Prime Minister defended himself, it emerged that Miss Flint had become the sixth Cabinet minister to step down in the past week.
European Tribune - Meltdown
Right so, the UK Government is falling apart at astonishing speed. Helen started to chart this in her recent diary but developments have been taking place at such a rate I feel that a round up is needed.
