Breaking: Hoon and Hewitt call for secret ballot on Brown’s leadership

So says Nick Robinson.  More soon.

UPDATE: The Standard has a copy of the letter which Hoon and Hewiit have sent out to Labour MPs.  Here’s a key extract from the article:

“Mr Hoon and Ms Hewitt warned: ‘There is a risk otherwise that the persistent background briefing and grumbling could continue up to and possibly through the election campaign, affecting our ability to concentrate all of our energies on getting our real message across.’ Mr Hoon and Ms Hewitt added: ‘In what will inevitably be a difficult and demanding election campaign, we must have a determined and united parliamentary party.

‘It is our job to lead the fight againstour political opponents. We can only do that if we resolve these distractions. We hope that you will support this proposal.’

The pair told the Standard that they were not calling for Mr Brown’s removal but only for a secret ballot on whether to hold a leadership contest.