Brown's last minutes - Another minister to jump ship

[TriggerHippy]

I don't know though .... some Labour MPs are still giving Gordon the thumbs up.

The rest of us are using a different finger .....

[gingerjedi]

He should have done a Major style 'back me or sack me' a few weeks ago.

I wouldn't advise it now though!!

[SantaClaus]

The £ dropped 300 pips in 5 minutes today when the rumour that Gordo was resigning was heard. It's the quickest money I've ever made.

So my heartfelt thanks go to old Brown-nose. Please resign tomorrow and I can make another 300 pips

[TimberWolf]

Brown is rubbish, but isn't he the best Labour have got?

[Ardesco]

Naaah I'd like to see him dragged crying from Number 10. He spent so long scheming to get the job and then by the time he gets it he turns out to be totally tulip at it!

Well the best ending I could imagine is him being led out of Number 10 in handcuffs, unfortunately it's not likely to happen .

[BoredBloke]

Hopefully he will call a general election when it becomes obvious he will lose power, I can see him being the sort of person who would do it to put a leadership battle on hold because he knows he will lose.

I would really love to see him get pummelled in a general election and would find it a real shame if he went before it happens.

Naaah I'd like to see him dragged crying from Number 10. He spent so long scheming to get the job and then by the time he gets it he turns out to be totally sh1t at it!

[Cyberman]

Purnell resignation just confirmed on BBC news.

[Ardesco]

Hopefully he will call a general election when it becomes obvious he will lose power, I can see him being the sort of person who would do it to put a leadership battle on hold because he knows he will lose.

I would really love to see him get pummelled in a general election and would find it a real shame if he went before it happens.

[MrMark]

Let's hope the end-game is near !!

Well I can't see how he can hang on now - is that 3 or 4 cabinet ministers who've left in a week? The only thing that may help him tonight is James Purnell is someone to the right of Norman Tebitt; I can't see that many in the Labour Party will want to be associated with him. But no, as soon as any election results come out (the locals tomorrow) Brown will be jettisoned quicker than a fig-laden t***.

[BoredBloke]

the slack jawed snot gobbler can't have long left now

[Cyberman]

Let's hope the end-game is near !!

[MrMark]

It's Purnell, and he's calling for Gordon to stand down!

[MrMark]

This is the story going around. Just after 10 there's an important announcement expected...could be all groundless rumours tho...