Labour MP's - it's over to you

So, we have had a minor reshuffle with Gordon proving once again that although he will try to hang on by his fingernails, his position is so weak that he can't do what he wants. Despite this, it is starting to look like he is going to survive.

It is now a question of career or Country for the Labour MPs. Do they put your own self-interest at heart and bottle out of getting rid of Brown so they can hang on for another year, or do they do the tough thing and put Country first?

Time and again the majority of Labour MPs have let Britain down when it comes to being tough. Will those MPs like Graham Allen who are calling on Gordon to go now have enough courage to start circulating and signing letters?

If they don't we will continue to have a totally rudderless Country at a time when we most need decisiveness and leadership - and the people of Britain will remember the gutless failure of Labour MPs for a long time.

When I was selected for Nottingham North, I was asked the question: "Which comes first, Country, party or Constituency?" My answer was Country first, constituency second and party third." Backbench Labour MPs now have to answer the same question. This time it counts.