The rest of Labour seems sure that Harriet Harman is on manoeuvres, but Gordon Brown was adamant yesterday that there’s no truth to the Westminster gossip. He’s lying, I thought; it’s not as though he’d admit his deputy is undermining his position. But then this in today’s Telegraph:
Whether it’s true or not, the Harman story now has an irresistible momentum. Quotes like that above, while designed to draw a line under things, just add to the general pantomine.According to one key adviser, [Brown] does not believe reports that [Harman] is jockeying for position – not because he believes she is devoted to his cause, but because “he just thinks it’s preposterous anyone could even consider Harriet could lead anything”.
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