And from the red corner Lord Mandelson is leading
a Labour fightback, more - or-less accusing the Conservatives of a conspiracy to break the law.
It has been described by party sources - and by the Britain Stronger In Europe campaign - as the first part of a «
Labour fightback» against Brexit, amid concerns that the party's supporters will not vote in sufficient numbers for Remain.
Not exact matches
But perhaps, like Harry Truman, Brown should relish the mantle and make it the key to the political
fightback that
Labour needs.
Plaid Cymru (Fairwater and Pentrebane Voice) and
Labour (Fairwater and Pentrebane
Fightback) both issue local campaigning newsletters containing allegations and counter-allegations against one another.
The prime minister was reportedly unaware of the revelation last night, rounding off a day which saw Gordon Brown attempt to launch his political
fightback as the
Labour party tries to put last autumn's funding scandal behind it.
For
Labour to have a chance of winning the next election, the
fightback has to start now.
And it is a substantial
fightback by
Labour which had trailed the Conservatives by as much as 20 points in the summer.
Labour's was dubbed «operation
fightback» and focused on Mr Brown's fight for political survival.
Mr Murphy said it was an «enormous» moment for the SNP, but he appeared determined as he declared the
fightback for
Labour in Scotland would begin straight away.
David Miliband yesterday outlined his vision for the country - a
fightback against the Tories and
Labour despair - while firmly backing Team GB.
John McDonnell is set to spearhead
Labour's Brexit
fightback today in a reported attempt to show the party can still function as an effective opposition despite the recent mass resignation of its MPs.
Progress maintains the statement is not designed to undermine Mr Brown, who attempted to launch his own
fightback last month, but rather to foster debate on the future of the
Labour party.
As part of their
fightback,
Labour strategists say they will seek to drive home the message that while Cameron is the creation of his spin and believes in little, Ed Miliband is authentic, consistent and brave, if not a polished PR product.
Although London will almost certainly remain a
Labour city, the Conservatives will see Ilford North as an obvious starting point for the
fightback.
«There is a lesson here for
Labour's
fightback after May's local election drubbing.
He wrote: «2016 is the year
Labour will step up the
fightback with key elections that will provide the building «blocks for 2020.»