Should Gordon Brown go?
The government minister has nailed his colours to the mast, calling on the Prime Minister to . But would you be more likely to vote Labour if someone else was in charge? Or is a Conservative victory almost guaranteed no matter WHAT Labour does?
On today's Morning Extra we kept you up-to-date with developments as Gordon Brown began to re-shuffle his Cabinet. Health Secretary Alan Johnson is to replace Jacqui Smith as home secretary, Alistair Darling will stay in his job as chancellor and Jack Straw will stay justice secretary.
So is the Prime Minister successfully re-asserting his authority?
Normally loyal Labour MP Barry Sheerman told ±«Óãtv News he wanted Mr Brown to stand down and predicted many of his backbench colleagues would vote that way if they were "liberated by a secret ballot". But one group of Labour MPs have told the ±«Óãtv they may delay their plans to circulate an e-mail gathering support for Mr Brown to quit. And cabinet ministers have been rallying round Mr Brown following Mr Purnell's surprise departure, with none so far indicating they are ready to follow his lead.
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