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July 31, 2008

by Jim Pickard

Could Brown’s replacement have two deputies?

One Labour source has just pointed out the problem with the so-called “dream ticket” of David Miliband with Alan Johnson as a running mate - in the event (still not certain) of a leadership contest.

The job of deputy leader woult not be up for grabs. So even if Miliband secured Johnson’s backing, what could he promise him?

The rumour is that it could be the job of deputy prime minister. How that would square with Harriet Harman remaining deputy leader of the party is very far from clear.

July 31st, 2008 in Gordon Brown, Labour, Party conferences, Uncategorised | Permalink

2 Responses to “Could Brown’s replacement have two deputies?”

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  1. The PM should stay he is great man. He has had 4 months and some panicky cowards want to be rid of him.

    Posted by: Dirty Euro | July 31st, 2008 at 1:48 pm | Report this comment

  2. The Deputy PM is not the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, they’re different positions.

    But any PM has a whole range of posts - Chancellor, international positions, etc.

    Posted by: Matthew | August 1st, 2008 at 10:31 pm | Report this comment

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