Political

Fourth Labour exit over Brown’s future – and it is a minister

David Cairns, Scotland Office minister, has resigned, saying:

The issue of leadership and direction are being discussed and argued over, and to go on denying it is hardly credible.

To that end I believe that the time has come to take the bull by the horns and allow a leadership debate to run its course.

I know that it is incompatible to hold this view and to remain a serving minister, and although it had not been my intention to resign, I have reluctantly concluded that it is the only honourable course of action left open. [BBC]

For details of the three previous departures in recent days, see here.

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