Mr Brown is the best thing to happen to the Conservative Party. If he goes now he is only bring forward what happens in two years.

Mike, Sole Street, England

5th November demonstration against this, so called, government what an excellent idea. Who will organize?

Mike, Sole Street, England

He will not be allowed to jump ship and leave the country in its present mess. He could have done something really worthwhile for the country, instead he and Blair have squandered billions and missed golden opportunities to change the dynamics of the country. We would have built statues of you.

Mark, Yorkshire,

Is the 'tolerance' being shown by people like Hoon a desire to avoid going down with the sinking (Brown) ship?
There is nothing so undignified as a politician scrabbling for survival.

Arundel, South Coast, UK

You can put lipstick on a pig of a government, but its still a pig!!

J Smith, Bristol, UK

Totally agree with you, Dean Abbott, Manea, Cambs, England.
Anyone taking over from Brown now could go down in history as the shortest serving PM ever.
Whereas if they wait until after the next election, they could be the most welcomed Leader of the Opposition ever!

Arundel, South Coast, UK

Mr Brown is certainly not a wilting rose but in some respects should be pitied, however we cant because he seems to be the final medium through which the West could financially disintegrate. Our nations rejected the God their beliefs and their anchor & we now face the disaster at the end of the ages

Jas, Alders, UK

Is this the "No more boom and bust" that Gordon Brown was referring to as Chancellor? Funny, looks just like a BUST to me!

Only WORSE this time!

CRT, Cambridge,

Fact is, he's possibly the best person to get us out of this mess. I don't see any of the Conservatists jumping up and offering any solution, get ready for conservative power, 5 years or blaming each other and the previous govt whilst bowing down and dothing their cap to the rich and the super rich

Dee, lincoln, uk

We are witnessing the end of over a decade of elastoplast politics where our political leaders have frittered away the wealth of the nation by throwing money at the symptoms of the countrys problems without considering the causes of the illness.Labour MPs need to consider collective responsibility

Alan Hudson, Sheffield, UK

Incompetent leadership and a party at war.

As Lincoln said

"A house divided against itself cannot stand"

This is the death knell for the Labour party, and not a moment too soon.

If Brown had a shred of honour he would call an election now.

Peter, London,

Who'd challenge for the leadership when they face 2 years of humiliation and a landslide defeat, if I were Miliband I'd keep my hands in my pockets!

Cameron will pick up the economy at the end of the dip and the British people will credit him with the recovery,just like Blair did 11 years ago!

Matt, Cardiff,

Gordon needs a good facelift, the bags under the eyes suggest a man weighed down by problems .

iain rae, Tunbridge Wells, T.W.

We were left to believe that Brown was a financial genius - all spin. The rest of Europe was doing well too , in those 'successful' labour years. Brown, and those around him, have shown themselves to be 'Clueless Charlatans' . The Online-Realtime-Shareholder System (ie Greed) caused all this mess.

Hugh, Buckfastleigh, England

Dear Mr Brown,

Here are two instances of Labour haplessness for you:
a) Michael Foot
b) Gordon Brown
Now do you get it? You ARE an electoral liability. Your face does not fit no matter how much you want it to. Give up, go home; let us get on with our lives. PLEASE.

Ajay, Reading, UK

John,London
Bring back Blair!
Don't be silly, he's too preoccupied living in his many lavish stately homes.

Bernie, Suffolk, UK

John in London: "Bring back Blair. The best of British"? Did you forget to take your medication today? Blair was also disaster.

Chris, Derby,

any minute now Bruin will get, a visit from brother Jack and be given the gun, one bullet and a bottle of scotch and left to do the decent thing

peter c, Devizes, Wessex

Ben Galim - You are totally correct - the so-called 'free market' (ie big fast profits) did the damage. Blair got out whn it was starting to go 'belly-up' , and Brown was left carrying the baby. The silly English believe only on 'how much my house is worth' . The Greedy Capital Model sucks period.

Hugh, Buckfastleigh, England

Brown has a trump card against all those trying to oust him. All he needs to say to them is "Fine, I'll call a General Election" which he's entitled to do.
That'll shut them up.....

Phil, Preston,

Um, we stole their property, John. If we disestablished the Royal family and in return from getting rid of the civil list had to give all the crown lands back that are currently in control of the government, we would LOSE billions of pounds.

Sarah McCulloch, Chelmsford, UK

Bring back Blair. The best of British. Get rid of the queen and all her parasitical family and make them give all the property they stole from the British public back.

John, London, UK

kdbur,London
And you are still a member of the labour party.
Stop worrying, in 2010 there won't be a labour Party

Bernie, Suffolk, UK

The longer they leave it the smaller will be their representation in the next parliament.If Brown hangs on to the end which if he is left in place he will have to,then the larger the Tory majority.If he goes now and his replacement calls for an immediate electon this may limit their damage.

Malcolm Hill, Welwyn Garden City, England

Yep - Broons a disaster for everybody, but as far as Labour are concerned who can take over from him? No one, as they're all even worse. Can you imagine Buff Hoon or Harriett Harman running this place? That'd make the XL travel chaos look like a normal day as everybody tries to get out of this place

Bry Barnes, Somerset, Uk

This is a storm in a tea cup since there is no Labour leader sufficiently credible to replace Brown. Labour's members are clutching at straws as the party flounders while their jobs evaporate. Welcome to the benefits counter.

Arnold Ward, Weybridge, Surrey, UK

Mike from London - I agree with your comments apart from saying that "our head of state is a figure of fun". Brown is the head of the executive, the Queen is the head of state.

Michael, Bexley, UK

Vanity Brown must be pushed out if he won't go quietly. Why should we Labour Party members have to put up with fighting an election which will see is defeated to such an extent we will lose half the cabinet and probably many who would be able to take over after!

kdbur, london,

Britain has no government at present. We are at the mercy of finacial ruin and market forces. This is all down to the worst
chancellor (Brown) in the history of the U.K. We are flooded with foreigners who have taken what little was left whilst the native British both white and non-white suffer

MJGRIFFITHS., wrexham, north wales.

Yes, it's a mess but Brown is just the scapegoat. It is almost 30 years of the Thatcher/Major/Blair/Brown belief in irresponsible and unregulated markets that has brought us to this pass. A new leader or a change of government will make no difference. It's the "free" markets, stupid!

Ben Galim, Haifa, Israel

Brown is useless and the Labour Party have no alternative. I don't suppose they would consider that, as they have nothing to offer the country, that they should go to the country and let the voters decide who they would like to lead the country?

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

ALL Labour governments end in financial disaster and as usual, we, the taxpayers will end up picking up yet another bill for a Labour 'vision' gone horribly but predictably wrong.

Let's have them ousted beform the disaster becomes an utter catastrophe.

R. Mageddon, London, England

The next election is already lost so no one of any substance will want the job anyway. The rebels' time would be better spent job hunting in preparation for June 2010.

Michael, Warwick,

I'm a LP member but think that Brown is possibly the worst Prime Minister I can remember! My annoyance with him started when he failed to turn up for the Lisbon Treaty signing. Disgraceful and rude. He has no strategy or vision. Virtually every action is a knee jerk reaction to keep him in power.

Sue, Doncaster, UK

All of the big players want Brown to go but not before the next election because deep down nothing short of a miracle is going to stop them being booted out of power. So we are stuck with the most pompous, arrogant and completely useless PM (and Chancellor for that matter) in my living memory.

Stephen, Barnet,

Looks to me that Brown has decided to sink with the Country beneath him. If he holds the current position no one in the Labour Party can shift him. Step forward Your Majesty the ball seems to be in your backyard..

Robert El-Cid, Hull., East Yorks.,

who will join my 3G's campaign?

GordonsGottaGo.....
&
4 Godsake Gordon justGo

mike, gloucester, uk

Labour vision = Increased taxation, no democratic rights, interfering government, government waste, no accountability. Not a vision I want.
The poor have had 11 years to get their house in order time for them to stand on their own two feet. Poverty get rid of corruption and poverty will stop.

steve tea, mancheter, cheshire.

Different angle - Labour is finished, they know it, who would want to be at the helm when the general election wipeout occurs? That is why no one wants to stand. Quite honestly getting the boot could be Browns best result, might save him from being recorded as the worst Labour leader ever.

Dean Abbott, Manea, Cambs, England

We may have an electoral system in this country, but certainly not democracy. We need a Parliament which reflects the way people vote, not one which suits the politicians nicely and allows them to ignore us completely for five years at a time. BROWN OUT NOW.

Neil, Gloucestershire, England

To be successful, a leader needs to earn respect from his party and also from the country.
Brown was allowed to walk into the job without earning that respect and he and the Labour party will pay a terrible price.

Radney, clevedon, england

Brown has discovered all too painfully that his lifetime's ambition was far above his ability. That's tragic. But we are in the middle of a number of crises and our head of state is a figure of fun. We don't have time to indulge his petulance. Go and go quickly, Mr Brown.

Mike, London,

Arthur in Glasgow - you're right, thank God this New Labour experiment of high taxes and high spending (= throwing OUR money at problems they haven't got a clue about) has come to an end. What now? old Labour? High taxes, high (clueless) spending? No thanks.

Graham , towcester,

The writing is on the wall Brown. GENERAL ELECTION NOW.

Victor, London, England

We need to change the political system so that we, the people, can boot out bad governments.

Time for public protests? (Peaceful of course.) What's a good date? November 5th?

We'll get to wave placards!

Who's up for it?

Oi! Government! Recognise our right to sack you!

DEMOCRACY NOW!

Simon, Brentwood, UK

I voted for this rabble, but would never do it again. They stagger from one crisis to the next. It's laughably to watch the lies and excuses they come up with after each disaster, and the policies they make overnight in response to problems they encounter that then blow up in their faces

Martin, Reading, Berkshire

The Chickens come home to roost. The New Labour experiment is over, thank the Lord!

Arthur Teak, Glasgow, Scotland

And Brown continues to ignore and bully his own cabinet. Appears nothing short of men in white coats will be able to drag him from No.10

For the sake of his own family, he should go. Poor kids growing up to learn their father was the most inept, despised PM in history. It's their future too.

Alec, West London,

The second aboard is not always capable of succeeding the captain. This is clearly the case with Mr Brown, following on from Tony Blair.
Mr Brown should throw in the towel, in as dignified a manner as he is able, and allow someone else to lead a thoroughly disorganised party.

Clive Britcher, Caracas, Venezuela

Now that Brown's latest relaunch has failed when can we expect the next one? We haven't had one for several days now or at least I don't think we have, but I ( a previous Labour voter)like the rest of the country am no longer listening to the Labour party, so could have missed it.

dan, swindon,

Who actually elected Brown? The people want an election because they do not trust the Labour party

steve tea, manchester, cheshire

“I’m not going to criticise any of my colleagues who want Labour to do better, and neither am I going to criticise those who say that we do need to set out a stronger vision of what we are doing,”

What 'vision'? The Government isn't in control and needs to be put out its misery now.

Anthony Lester, Brum,