Gordon Brown Leadership Attacks

Followed by Labour was defeated in the byelection, the party was questioning is there any necessity to change the leadership within Labour itself? Does Gordon Brown is trustful enough to lead the party to be successful in the next general election?

No appetite to challenge Brown

Several labour MPs express their feeling towards Brown, they fully support his leadership, and appeal Labours should pull together to stand behind this man.

These MPs include Health Secretary Alan Johnson, Health Secretary Alan Johnson, Former deputy PM John Prescott, they all agree that suggesting Mr. Brown should step down is nonsense.

Economy crisis

Brown's leadership attack due to several reasons, 10p income tax rate ban do affect Brown's symbolic figure, afterwards during the byelection, people from Crewe and Nantwich were voted for Conservative candidate Edward Timpson.

As Brown himself said after the election, people are concerned about the food prices going up, fuel prices going up, and worried about their income tax increasing.

Boris Johnson -- the Newly Elected London Mayor

Boris Johnson successfully take the post of London Mayor after 1 May's election, Labour has lost 331 seats in local elections in England and Walsh, seems the abolition of 10p income tax ban did let labour to suffer their local loss.

Boris' manifesto

During attending Sikh's new year festival in Trafalgar Square, Boris pledged to be a "Mayor for all London", and he said "I am going to be a mayor for all London and work to unite communities.

He also emphasized that one of the most wonderful things in London is fantasitic diversity -- having got whole world in London.

The Newly elected mayor said he will tackle severe issues such as violent crime, which is extremely important to grip, as well as the scourge of so-called minor crime and disoder on public transport.

The violence among young people is also put into Boris' concern, he wished better education and health activities will reduce teenager violence.

Labour's loss

Gordown Brown's 10p income tax not only badly influences labour party as a whole, but also reflects in Ken Livingstone's mayor election loss.

Though he did ultimately admit his wrong decision to axe the 10p tax rate.

Last Sunday, Brown also admits that he does understand voters' worries about rising petrol, food prices and utility bills.

From Boris point of view, the best opition for Labour to recover is to quietly remove Gordon Brown, however, himself doesn't think Labour will to do so.

Many Labour MPs claim that they were and are still think Mr. Brown is the best person to lead the party and the whole country.

Ken Livingstone said he cannot be a mayor for 8 years and then if he can't be a third therm say it was somebody's fault.

10p Income Tax Crisis

Labour MPs are urging Gordon Brown to rethink the tax policy reform. since it will harm the lowest income receivers,who get paid below £18,500 a year.

What the new tax policy all about?

The new change means that people who would paid income tax at the lowest 10%, how have to pay up to 20%.

And these people are normally got paid under £18,500 a year, they will lose up to £232 a year.

A government official said that Labour party can't make poor people more poor.

Gordon Brown's react

Gordon's visit to US is shadowed by the tax crisis, as one of the critic comment that when the cat is away, mice will play.

Many labours MPs are condemn' Brown's tax changes and urged him to rethink the policy.

During Brown's visit to US, he took time out to telephone ministerial aide Ms Angela Smith,and persuade her to quit over the issue.

Ironically, Brown decide to basic the basic rate from 22p to 20p, critics're commenting it's just for the news headlines!