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Labour fears the worst in poll result

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byGabriel Hershman

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Labour fears the worst in poll result

Lord Falconer has joined the ranks of Gordon Brown's critics
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Senior Labour figures appeared to be conducting a damage limitation exercise ahead of Sunday's election results.

Labour is bracing itself for "terrible" results in the European Parliament elections as pressure continues on Gordon Brown's leadership.

Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has said he expects the results to be bad for all the main parties, on the back of the recent scandal over MP expenses. Hain, who only returned to the cabinet on Friday in a reshuffle as premier Gordon Brown fought to reassert his authority, forecast that the results "are going to be terrible for Labour... and for all the mainstream parties".

Former Labour minister Nick Raynsford said the county council elections had been "disastrous" and he expected the European elections to be "even worse".

Gordon Brown's hopes of political survival suffered another body blow today as another critic lined up to stick the knife in. Lord Falconer - Tony Blair's old flatmate - said that he did not believe the party could unite as long as Brown remained at the helm. He warned that if the Prime Minister did not go, there were potential candidates waiting in the wings who could be prepared to mount a leadership bid.

 

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