There are two reasons why the Labour Party doesn't want a leadership contest now.
The vast majority of the electorate would never accept yet another unelected Prime Minister.
If this should happen, Labour would be defeated, with perhaps only 100 seats left in the Commons.
Many who now support Gordon Brown would lose their jobs as MPs.
That is why they are backing him now. It's called self preservation and certainly not in the country's interest.
DEREK HONEY Queen Emma's Dyke Witney
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