Both men, Steve Hilton, David Willetts, Greg Barker, Danny Finkelstein - all those present - agreed that the Party was trapped in
an electoral cul - de-sac with a third of the vote - its core.
The Blairite establishment is out in force this morning, warning variously that Ed Miliband would lead Labour into an «
electoral cul - de-sac», would vacate the «centre ground» and would consign the party to years in opposition.
Addressing Ed Miliband's criticisms, the peer said: «I think that if he or anyone else wants to create a pre-New Labour future for the party then he and the rest of them will quickly find that that is
an electoral cul - de-sac.»