His aides said they were incensed by recent media coverage that wrongly made out that Labour was in crisis while playing down Tory problems, including David Cameron's impending defeat over his attempts to block Jean - Claude Juncker from becoming the next president of the European Commission. (theguardian.com)
He said he kept warning the party about its impending defeat but he was attacked together with other senior figures in the party. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
They withdraw from the decision making process, for fear of taking personal ownership of the impending defeat. (totalpolitics.com)