There is an absolutely fascinating post by Simon Carr over at Open House. Carr reports that Labour SPADs are kicking around the idea that a Cabinet delegation should force Brown to stand down, install a new leader and hold a snap election which Labour would lose.
The thinking behind this scheme is that it would lump the Tories with governing in the worst of economic times and set Labour up for a comeback victory in 2012/13. Essentially, it is a Labour version of the argument that it would have been good for the Tories to lose in 1992 as that would have left Labour to deal with Black Wednesday and reinforced its reputation for economic incompetence.
Apparently, Jack Straw would be the caretaker leader; winning over the younger contenders with a promise that he would take responsibility for the defeat and stand down once David Cameron had entered No 10.
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