It’s Tuesday, so it’s time to sift through Rachel Sylvester’s column for juicy quotes. In her latest, she saves the best for last: a Cabinet minister saying that “It’s up to the brotherhood now”. No, not that brotherhood – but the brothers Miliband, Ed and David. The intimation being that they need to take over from Brown – and sharpish.
There’s been plenty of speculation about the Milibands recently, so this latest titbit shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. But, to my mind, it’s interesting how this minister packages Ed and David together – as the “brotherhood”. It has generally been assumed that one or the other wouldn’t run for the leadership if the other one did. But being seen as a double-ticket (as PM and Chancellor? As leader and deputy?) could overcome this hurdle, as well as widening the base of Labour members that either could appeal to.
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