MPs warn Labour could be out for 'a generation'.Summary: Gordon Brown has been warned by a group of his own MPs that Labour faces a "strong" chance of being swept from power for a generation.EMBARGOED TIL 11AM Gordon Brown has been warned by a group of his own MPs that Labour faces a "strong" chance of being swept from power for a generation unless it sets out a clearer vision to voters. The Prime Minister's energy envoy, Malcolm Wicks Malcolm Hunt Wicks (born 1 July 1947, Hatfield) is Labour member of Parliament for Croydon North and Minister of State for Energy at the newly created Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. , led the call for a "clear progressive vision" as the 10-strong group, mostly former ministers, published its own prescription for "Labour's Future". Remutualising Northern Rock, slashing the role of the Navy and RAF to fund Army operations, a minimum alcohol price and scrapping child-related tax credits to provide universal services for young people were among the proposals. They were set out in a series of online essays by the individual MPs: Lord Falconer, Hugh Bayley Hugh Bayley (born January 9, 1952) British politician. He is the Labour member of Parliament for The City of York. Bayley was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire and was educated at Haileybury, the University of Bristol, where he obtained a politics degree; and the University of , Parmjit Dhanda Parmjit Singh Dhanda (born September 17, 1971) is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester in the 2001 general election, succeeding Tess Kingham as the Labour MP for the seat. He was re-elected in 2005 general election. , Calum MacDonald For the music critic who writes under the alias "Calum MacDonald", see . Calum Alistair MacDonald or Calum Alasdair Domhnallach (born 7 May 1956) was Labour Member of Parliament for the Western Isles from 1987 until he was defeated by the Scottish National Party in the , Denis MacShane Denis MacShane (born May 21, 1948, Glasgow) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Member of Parliament for Rotherham, and was the Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until the ministerial reshuffle that followed the 2005 general , Meg Munn Margaret Patricia Munn (born 24 August 1959, Sheffield), is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley, and was first elected at the 2001 general election. , Nick Palmer and Nick Raynsford, as well as Mr Wicks and ex-Home Secretary Charles Clarke. In the introduction they said: "Seven or so months before a General Election. And it is not the best of times for the Labour Party. There is a general malaise." Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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