European Elections

There is nothing quite like an election to get the pulses raising, even if it is “only” the European one. However, depending on the outcome of this election, there may be a lot more at stake electing MEPs.

All the polls in the lead up to the Thursday’s vote are showing that the Labour Party is in for a right kicking (pardon the pun!). One poll even suggests their support is as low as 18%. If this follows through to the results on Sunday, then Gordon Brown could find himself in a very precarious position.

Senior members within the Labour Party will no doubt be telling him to call it a day, but auld Broon won’t be displaced that easily. He hasn’t waited ten years for the top job to hand it over that easily.

What will Labour do then? Will they sleep walk into a general election massacre, or will one of them have the bottle to challenge Brown? With the inevitable post Euro election re-shuffle, there is certain to be a few disgruntled senior figures without a portfolio to keep them occupied. Blears, Darling? Personally, I can’t imagine anyone calling Hazel Blears darling, but that is a different story.

With other Labour backbenchers fearing for their job security and more importantly their expenses security, then Brown is going to be getting it from all angles.

But what if he does fall on his sword? Surely the electorate will not stomach another change of Prime Minister without a General Election?

So Brown could do us all a favour and call an election as soon as possible.

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