A return for Reid?

I know, I know – there are only so many Labour reshuffle rumours a readership can take.  But I’m still quite surprised that this report in the Mirror hasn’t received a greater pick-up across the blogosphere today.  It claims that Gordon Brown’s preparing to replace Harriet Harman as Labour Party chairman with none other than John Reid:

“It is believed the ex-Home Secretary bruiser will replace Harriet Harman in a June 12 reshuffle – so allowing him to take on the Tories on TV and radio in the election run-up.

With No.10’s blessing, he led the Labour attack after the Budget and defended the 50 per cent tax rate on those earning more than £150,000.” Hm.  It sounds like Brown wants to repeat the Mandelson trick – bringing back a veteran Labour politician, with whom he’s shared a relationship of mutual loathing, and all in an attempt to mend bridges across the party.