Jack Straw for PM?
Bring it on!
And watch the conservative lead double. (oh sorry it can't its too high already)

rob, ashbourne, uk

Whoever takes over it won't make any difference. Time for an election (at last!). Who do these Labour people think they are to manipulate democracy as they do? This is our country, not their playground for nannys and jobsworths.

Simon, Southampton, UK

I like Jack Straw but he is not leader material he is too much old school and what people need is dramatic change. Labour will not be re-elected next time they have nothing to offer the electorate you cannot keep driving the poor into even deeper poverty and espect them to vote for you.

A Seymour, Peterborough, UK

Whenever i see the leadership contenders Jack Straw and David Milliband - all i can think of is: I paid for your laser eye treatment and your spiffy suit and haircut. And i am determined that i shall not be paying after the next election. And something should be done about your pensions!

tom s, london, england

Deckchairs. Titanic.
Nothing is going to save Labour .

HC, LONDON,

sorry, but the electorate won't stomach two unelected leaders in one parliament. Brown you picked, Brown you have to stick with until a general election. To see him being driven away from Downing street after a landslide defeat for him and his useless party is a the least we deserve. I can't wait.

Dan, Dubai, uae

We English have had to learn a hard lesson again, Labour
are no good in government. The Scots/Welsh believe in
strong communities and are more Socialistic minded, even
the Scots are tiring of Labour. The English need to return
to enterprise and a Conservative government.

Roger, Weymouth, U.K.

This is one American with a thumbs up for Jack Straw. He would bring an immediate halt to Boris Berezovsky's egregious abuse of his asylum status to revive the Cold War by fermenting coups. Straw has demonstrated the courage to put the national security of the UK and the West first and foremost.

Brian K. Doan , Washington , USA

Scotland has rejected Liebur in no uncertain terms, time for our friends south of the border to do likewise. Cameron should force a vote of no confidence in Brown's Government - he may not win in Westminster but he will win among the people and deliver another fatal nail in Liebur's coffin.

Peter Thomson, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

So, Jack, if you get the job, will you scrap ID Cards, ContactPoint and the NHS Spine?

No?

Then your place in history is assured –-as the very last New Labour Prime Minister - ever.

New Labour: Tough on freedom, tough on the causes of freedom.

Brian Drury, London Colney, England

Sarah of London - just in case you didn't know it but Muslims are not a race. Roger of Surrey is merely tired of what he sees as appeasement to muslims presumably irrespective of their of race, colour, sex but not creed.

Dr Ian Burgess, Bristol,

I see Harman is making her bid by trying to play the loyalty card. real Labour voters are more likely to supportJohnson who is at least a socialist at heart- trouble is he's not very bright. the others are just oily or plain nasty

peter c, devizes, wessex

come October you could vote forZanulabour/Nutory-lite or for the Tories or you could go Lib Dem for want of any real choice at all- so I forsee a hung parliament in October

peter c, devizes, wessex

Pace Phil Warrington, an instance of attempted back-stabbing can be found towards the conclusion of Shakespeare's Othello, where Iago tries to back-stab Cassio, but only succeeds in wounding him in the leg.

David John Marusza, Cardiff, Wales

Technically

The best way to stab someone in the back is to get behind them first.

Spot the pre emptive strike against Jack Straw’s integrity

Christine Shrimpton, Dubai, UAE

There is not even one Minister in the present Government that is even worthy of being called "Minister" let alone "Prime Minister". Gone are the days of real statesment, now we have brainless ,out of intellectual depth people like Hazel Blears, Jack Straw etc etc.
God help this Country .

alex, london, uk

Jack Straw was admired by Barbara Castle, whom he served as an adviser, for his 'low political cunning.' I seem to remember also that she once described Jack as the most ruthless person she'd met in political life. His deft manner in sidestepping any culpability for Iraq is testament to this.

Andrew, Medway, United Kingdom

Et Tu Jack; "Does my old freind raise his hand against me?"

Phil, Warrington, England

I love the fact that 'one MP' (it's always 'one MP') is supposed to have said:

"Jack Straw tried to back-stab Blair..."

He TRIED to back-stab Blair? How do you TRY to back-stab anyone? Either you do it or you don't. Empty mud-slinging.

Anyway, I'm with John Goode - think they'll be 3rd next time.

John, London,

Mike O Connor - like it..
Is Harperson Dorothy ?

Richard, Greater Manchester,

Gordon Brown was itching to rule, even forcing Tony Blair out, now what does he do when he gets the chance to rule?. He messes up everything. I say he should leave to save the party....

Flames, London, UK

The suggestion that based on the polls Labour is certain to lose go against history.

In only 2 elections in the last 63 years have there been landslide victories - 1945 and 1997 fifty two years apart.

Reality is most pollsters would admit accept a hung parliament is still the most likely result.

Alex, Birmingham, England

Oh Dear me, 'Straw-man' Jack as Dear Leader. Oh what a wonderful idea. But then, he may very well make an excellent opposition leader..

Any Leadership contest within the Labour Party less than 2 years from an Election, may in iself trigger a demand for one. Labour is screwed whoever they elect!

B Clark, Chelmsford, England

I am an Englishman.The son of a policeman,and the grandson of a policeman.You can be sure that I will not be coming back to live there,only to visit my family.I am treated far better in other parts of the world.

ken, pattaya, thailand

Roger from Surrey lambasts Jack Straw for referring to England as a nation of racists and two sentences later states he is "sick tired of appeasements to muslims". What can Jack Straw have been referring to?...

Sarah, London, UK

straw harman milliband brown it won,t make a damn bit of diferrence i will never vote labour again.lisbon treaty,10p taxband,stealth taxs,and the smoking ban.i have always voted labour as have all my family but none of us will vote for them again no matter who they get to lead them.

brian rice, halifax, england

Don't you love it when ministers demand that people don't plot against a PM, when that is exactly what they themselves are doing?
What they are wanting is a clear, clean opportunity to put themselves in a prime position without too many distractions.
Julius Caesar would have quickly sized up Straw.

Padraig, Perth, Australia

Jack Straw not very long along commented along the lines that ' England being a nation of bloodthirsty racists'. He will not get my vote and in fact I will never be voting for Labour again. I am sick tired of appeasement to muslims I am angry at seeing my Country getting sold off.

Roger, Surrey.,

Nu Labour Leaders very much likened to the epic tale 'The Wizard of Oz'
First we have the Cowardly Lion Blair the disappearing warmonger.
Secondly Tinman Broone the heartless tax collector.
Now we may have Straw the Brainless Scarecrow bringing more meaningless rules and regs.
Come back Merlin.

Mike O Connor, Plymouth,

This must remind Gordon so much about his 10 years of chancellor when he was plotting to oust Tony Blair except now the shoe is on the other foot.

Labour will probably still lose under a new PM but maybe by a lot less. With Gordon at the helm Labour could lose badly and even become the 3rd party

John Goode, Welwyn Garden City, UK