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Monday 8 June 2009

Rewriting history Nick Robinson style

Here's an extract from Nick Robinson's latest blog entry
"There will be no e-mail. There will be no letter. Not tonight. Perhaps never.

Ever since James Purnell's dramatic resignation from the cabinet there has been what one of those working to unseat the prime minister describes as "a battle of the bodies". It is a battle that Gordon Brown is currently winning.

Not only did no cabinet minister follow Mr Purnell's lead but also few junior ministers have done so."
Why the arbitrary cut-off that only those that might have followed James Purnell count? What about Hazel Blears and Jacqui Smith who left earlier in the week. Not long ago any Cabinet Minister resigning would have been big news, now gone and forgotten.

What about the "few junior ministers" line? How many have resigned in the last week? More than two or three I believe.

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