His statement, in effect declaring
Brown unelectable, will further weaken the prime minister's waning authority and takes the challenge to his leadership to a dangerous level.
Not exact matches
Some argue that he was willing to help
Brown in 2008, even though he feared he was
unelectable, because he felt guilty for backing Tony Blair for the party leadership in 1994 when
Brown was a candidate for the position.
Those many Labour MPs who lacked the guts to oust
Brown last year despite regarding him as
unelectable may finally move — now that it's too late.