I am however deeply disappointed with the discussion and by your failure to recognise that the
turmoil after the Referendum vote, a likely Autumn election, the responsibility to hold the Labour Party together and the very wide - and ever widening - concerns about your
leadership require a fresh
leadership election, with you stepping aside as Leader to seek a new mandate if you aspire to lead Labour into the
coming General Election.
But his suggestion, in his resignation statement, that the party is «heading for disaster» under Mr Clegg's
leadership is likely to lead to more
turmoil in the party's ranks over the
coming days.