We all have moved on. It's the right wing media that haven't and I don't see them letting go of this particular mission anytime soon despite what statements are issued by whomever.

We've seen this time and time again with the media right, the target is set and the annihilation begins. This relentless assualt will only cease when the right's agenda seems to have been met,the leader is kicked out and the party polling is plunged.

The definitive. Indeed.

Interesting timing for such counterproductive nonsense. At a point when the government are all over the place with the NHS - not to mention a large queue of shambolic legislation mess ups, the leadership election is once again revved up to take over the front pages. Last time there was a key NHS statement due, Cameron deflected it from the front pages with his provocative immigration rant. No coincidence.

It is also pitiful that just at the point when the Party should jointly be focused on attacking this horror of a government with clear policy statements and the defence of those who are vulnerable to devastating Condem policies, we have this counterproductive nonsense. Medhi Hassan should also be ashamed - wittering to the Mail of all publications, in a nice little money making enterprise with a less than accurate representation - just at the point that Ed is about to go native and make less than helpful comments about the sick and the disabled. Badly advised, all of it. Yes, let us get behind the elected leader - but that requires a decided shape up in order to engage majority support and thus ensure that the rumblings cease.

@ Jos Bell
"Medhi Hassan should also be ashamed ". Agreed..perhaps Ed should change his religion

He's hardly going to say, 'That's right, I'm just waiting to take the job', is he?

'Grace' has nothing to do with tactics.

Deckchairs-Titanic.

The most revealing aspect of this episode is just how cheap Mehdi Hasan's principles are. He was prepared to sell out Ed to The Mail (repeat The Mail) for less than £15k (probably far less after the publisher's cut).

I do hope he is somewhere tres chic today supping champagne on The Mail's money, perhaps rubbing shoulders with bankers and hedge fund managers.

Well done, Mehdi. I'll never look at your writing in the same way again.

the "tactics "are all in your twisted mind

Funny how all the Labour revelations came out soon after the Archbishop of Canterbury laid into the coalition.
Talk about diversionary tactics.

Lou and ang, you don't fool me you are both behind that buffon Balls just like you were behind the bloke that ruined Labour.