Six men that could well threaten Brown

Moving on from Barry Sheerman’s loose tongue, there are possibly more serious threats to Our Dear Leader.

Paul Waugh is reporting that five Labour MPs are warning of by-elections “if Brown doesn't curb Legg's retrospective cap”.

Not to be left out of the growing rebellion, Frank Field, no lover of Gordon Brown, is also refusing to pay up.

Now, the possibility of five by-elections, plus the involvement of the much respected Frank Field, are a much more credible threat to Brown’s premiership than anything Sheerman may or may not get up to.