Worse, one current cabinet colleague, Hazel Blears, codedly rebuked him in print, and others have had to deny that they plan to challenge him for leadership of the party in the coming months.

• 屋漏又逢连夜雨，一位现任内阁成员，布利尔斯也在文章中影射他，而另一些人不得不否认自己曾企图要在未来几个月里挑战布朗作为工党领袖的地位。