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| Darling 'to remain as chancellor' | Darling 'to remain as chancellor' |
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| Alistair Darling is to stay on as chancellor as Gordon Brown begins a make-or-break reshuffle, sources have indicated to the BBC. | |
| Mr Brown's ally Ed Balls had been tipped for the job but Mr Darling is thought to have insisted on staying. | Mr Brown's ally Ed Balls had been tipped for the job but Mr Darling is thought to have insisted on staying. |
| Mr Brown is fighting for his political life after Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell resigned with a call for the PM to go "for Labour's sake". | Mr Brown is fighting for his political life after Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell resigned with a call for the PM to go "for Labour's sake". |
| It comes as Labour braces itself for bad results in English local elections. | It comes as Labour braces itself for bad results in English local elections. |
| Mr Brown is in Downing Street working on a reshuffle which is expected to see widespread changes in key jobs within the next few hours. | Mr Brown is in Downing Street working on a reshuffle which is expected to see widespread changes in key jobs within the next few hours. |
| International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he expected more people to be "taking to the airwaves saying Gordon Brown has got to resign". | |
| But he said he disagreed with Mr Purnell and said Mr Brown staying on as prime minister was the "right thing for the country". | |
| He said: "I have no doubt that James has reached this decision after deep and serious consideration." | |
| But he added that Mr Purnell's conclusion was not shared by other colleagues in the cabinet and said it would be disastrous for the Labour Party to "turn inward" following the week's events. | |
| Conservative leader David Cameron repeated his call for a general election, telling BBC News: "We have a government in complete chaos. We really do deserve better than this." |