Is John Hutton The Man Behind The Revolt?
This comment, made on the Andrew Marr Show, certainly appears to suggest that this might be the case:
I am absolutely not going to condemn any of my colleagues who want that debate but I think we have to support the government and we have to support the work we are doing because it is absolutely the right direction for the country…
For goodness sake, we are 20 points behind in the opinion polls. But we have to do better and make our arguments clear and that is what we are trying to do.
He refuses to ask those MPs calling for a new leader to shut up, and at the same time points out the current political doldrums in which the Labour Party is finding itself.
Though the question still remains - is it because he wants the job, or supports someone else for it instead?
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