Brown will be speaking to the press at 1630. Stay tuned for live coverage:
1609, JGF: There is a strong rumour doing the rounds that the Telegraph are doing another piece on Brown’s expenses. This will make life even more difficult for him.
1612, PH: Just to catch up, Ian Gibson has resigned as an MP – triggering a by-election which you imagine Labour will struggle to win.
1635, PH: Still no Brown. You’ll can watch it here, by the way.
1639, PH: While we’re waiting, the latest news is that Tony McNulty is to step down from Government. No great surprise given his expenses situation.
1647, PH: Brown’s on in a minute, appararently.
1648, PH: Here’s Brown now. He starts saying that he’s going to be “totally candid.” Don’t laugh. He continues to say that the elections have been a “painful defeat” for Labour.
1650, PH: Now he’s setting out his “way forward”: to 1) clean-up politics; b) get the country out of recession, and c) reform public services.
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