Politics is moving at an astonishing pace. Frank Field has upped the ante with his extraordinary remarks on the BBC World Service – that Gordon will not lead Labour into the next election, and that he should ask his loved ones when would be best to leave. Every time the PM raises his head above the parapet he is walloped by another memoir or hit by shrapnel from a backbench rebellion, actual or threatened.
It will be hard to top Alan Johnson’s response on the Today programme. Evan Davis asked him about the turmoil and the Health Secretary actually said: “You’re breaking up.” Superb.
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