When Ministers and former Ministers line up to denounce either their Prime Minister or their Chancellor on a daily basis, no amount of subsequent sweet-talking will persuade the electorate there is anything but division at the heart of the Labour party; a party which has clearly run out of ideas.
This problem will not go away even if Gordon Brown becomes leader, since it looks increasingly unlikely that he will be able to heal wounds which run so deep among so many.
For Gordon Brown to be described as a "control freak" by a man who only months ago was Home Secretary, shows the bitterness amongst senior Labour figures and opens the field for a real contest to succeed Blair. Brown's conduct has blown his chances of a coronation.
The Prime Minister is now a lame duck, having lost the confidence of many of his MPs. This will paralyse effective Government in this country at a time of great uncertainty when strong leadership is required.
What is needed is a new Government, not another retread of New Labour. Cameron's Conservative team is brimming with vision and fresh ideas. It stands ready to provide leadership, so clearly lacking now within Labour.
