Cabinet support?

The one thing – apparently – saving Brown’s skin since the start of the “rebellion” last Friday is the fact that he has the backing of the entire Cabinet. But how far have they really backed him? Here’s a list of comments (or – tellingly in some cases – lack thereof) made by all Cabinet members since this all started. I’ll let CoffeeHousers decide how many of them are ringing endorsements of the PM…

Unequivocal support:

Ed Balls: “Everyone in the Labour Party knows that if you don’t stick together and you’re not unified, then you can’t succeed. I don’t think there’s anyone in Cabinet who disagrees with that…No one on the doorstep is arguing for a change of leader. I’m not saying anything that would fuel that.”

 

Hilary Benn: Mr. Brown is “the right man for the job”
 

Alistair Darling: “I have every confidence in Gordon Brown. I believe he is the right person to lead this country and to lead our party and I know that at the conference next week he will set out his vision for the future.”