Brown to stay till 2014?

Posted on April 18, 2007
Filed Under Election |

“Brown will only be PM for seven years”, the Indy tells us today, quoting one of Brown’s closest colleagues.  But this certainly appears more like a false promise intended to convince others not to challenge him, than a real pledge.

Such a pledge would put the next election in 2010, whereas it seems certain to be in 2009.  If Brown does win this election, then there’s a good chance he’ll try to hang on for as long as possible.  Power is addictive: Brown would only leave when the position is finally wrestled from his big clunking fists.

What this does show is that if the Brown camp are coming up with coded deals to convince Blairites not to stand, they’re clearly scared of a challenge.

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