After Ken Clarke’s steadying on the ship on Question Time last night, Ed Miliband has had another (final?) attempt at unseating the justice secretary today, arguing in the Independent that it was right to call for Clarke to go. Ed defends his position by saying: “The necessary reforms to our justice system will never be carried out successfully by a government, and by those like Ken Clarke and David Cameron, who are so woefully out of touch with the real world.”
Chris Huhne’s ministerial career remains under threat, and the Times (£) reports this morning that Essex police has the paperwork that they need to pursue an investigation into the now infamous 2003 speeding case. Huhne will be hoping that this will blow over, but the story has been running for nearly two weeks now, with only other government gaffes providing respite.
And who will be the next head of the IMF, and could it be a Brit? Gordon Brown is in South Africa making his pitch today alongside Nelson Mandela’s wife, as he seeks to win the support of developing nations. However Martin Kettle in the Guardian has a much more left field suggestion. Mandelson for the IMF anyone?
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