{"id":3138,"date":"2010-01-09T11:50:34","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T09:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=3138"},"modified":"2010-01-09T11:51:24","modified_gmt":"2010-01-09T09:51:24","slug":"gordon-brown-rallies-the-cabinet-after-failed-snow-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/gordon-brown-rallies-the-cabinet-after-failed-snow-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon Brown rallies the Cabinet after failed ‘snow plot’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gordon Brown yesterday called his Cabinet into line after the botched attempt to oust him from No10.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Gordon<\/a>Brown told ministers to get on with their jobs of running the country and have a “laser focus” on the issues.<\/p>\n

His words at the weekly Cabinet meeting came after a turbulent few days for Labour in which former ministers Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt failed in their challenge to Mr Brown’s leadership.<\/p>\n

The dumb and dumber duo banked on Cabinet rebels joining a coup but the plot fizzled out in hours as minister after minister pledged loyalty to the PM. Yesterday, a humbled Mr Hoon accepted the attempt had flopped The former Defence Secretary said: “I think it’s probably over. We don’t appear to have succeeded. We set it out and it’s really for them to decide.”<\/p>\n

He spoke as he was facing a difficult meeting of his constituency party in Ashfield, Notts. Council leader John Knight told the BBC local activists were “shocked and disappointed” at the plot.<\/p>\n

Mr Hoon tried to justify it by saying Labour “thrived” on debate.<\/p>\n

He said: “Our aim was simply to resolve this matter.”<\/p>\n

At least six Cabinet ministers were alleged to have been privately supportive of the Hoon-Hewitt plot. But yesterday’s meeting at No10 was said to have been a model of Cabinet unity.<\/p>\n

Gordon Brown’s\u00a0 spokesman said the coup was not referred to and that “the meeting emphasised how collegiate Cabinet ministers are”.<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 4)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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