LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown came under attack from within his own Labour Party yesterday, as some blamed him for its latest humiliating electoral defeat.
A small number of senior Labour members of parliament (MPs) accused him of being out of touch with the electorate, leading to a by-election defeat in Norwich North on Friday.
But Tony Lloyd, chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, said there would be no leadership challenge to Gordon Brown.
“There is no leadership crisis taking place,” he told BBC radio.
Brown faced down a group of party rebels last month following a drubbing in local and European elections. Despite a string of cabinet resignations, it became apparent no Labour MP was prepared to stand against him.
Barry Sheerman, a select committee chairman, renewed his criticism on Saturday saying Brown had the summer to find a way to reconnect with core voters or consider his position.
“It’s partly a question of leadership, it’s partly a question of ideas,” he told BBC radio.
