James Purnell: Revolution Leader?
At first I though that John Hutton might be the man behind the revolt, but now it seems more likely that James Purnell is the man who wants to be PM.
When asked, Purnell refused to condemn the rebel MPs and said:
I think it would be ridiculous to pretend that you can’t complain when you’re worried.
I mean, I’m worried that we’re 20 points behind*. I’m not going to condemn people or question their motives. [But] I don’t agree with what they did.
So he doesn’t “agree” with them. But he won’t say they’re wrong. He’s hardly fully supporting Brown then, is he?
Is it Purnell who is behind this revolt? After all, he is one of only two who are actually liked, and thus stands a good likelihood of doing well in any leadership election.
The only problem for him is that no leadership candidate can do anything except support Brown in public, or forever lose his chance of winning. So he has to resort to these half-truths.
Or maybe he an John Hutton are in on it together…?
* Nearer 30 points, actually…
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