THE FINAL HOURS OF NEW LABOUR

WE COULD, be hours away from a new Prime Minister and new Government.

In the Cabinet Office on Whitehall, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives are still negotiating an agreement for governing the country. Just a few meters away in Downing Street it is believed that Gordon Brown is preparing to resign as Prime Minister.

It is believed that Brown is in his office at Number 10 with his wife Sarah. Having spoken to Tony Blair on the phone he is waiting with Peter Mandelson, Alistair Campbell, Ed Miliband, Ed balls and Douglas Alexander, as the last rights are said for New Labour. His aid, Sue Nye – made infamous from the bigot-gate affaire in the election campaign – is there too. Gordon is most probably blaming her for the mess of the election results, possibly throwing around a few bits of stationary too.

WHEN and IF an agreement has been reached by the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, Gordon will make his way over to the Palace to advise the Queen to call David Cameron to form a new government. Of course Cameron and Clegg will need to get agreement from their parties but we are CLOSE to having a new government.

BREAKING: is Gordon packing his bags?

WITH a deal between Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats moving ever closer, as talks take place in the Cabinet Office, it seems as though Brown will have to leave sooner rather then later.

There are reports that large travel holdalls are being packed into cars at the back of Downing Street, suggesting that Brown could be getting ready to move within the next few hours.

Negations between Labour and the Lib Dems are officially over and a number of Labour MPs have been expressing views that it is time to call it quits. Gordon Brown has already called Cabinet ministers for another meeting today. An announcement from the Conservatives is expected soon.

DEAL OR NO DEAL?

TODAY is ‘make your mind up time’ for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats. There is mounting pressure for a clear decision about which party the Liberal Democrats are going to back to form a new government.

After three days of negotiations, talks and party meetings (some negotiations more secret then others) there is a growing census that a conclusion will need to be reached in a matter of hours rather then days.

This morning Nick Clegg said that talks had come to a “critical and final stage” as Cameron spoke of the country’s need to have the “strong, stable government that it badly needs and badly needs quickly”.

So which party will Clegg get into bed with?

Obviously, considering the parliamentary maths, the most stable government would probably be a Lib-Conservative government. But with such varying stances on a number of key issues and a number of right wing Tories opposed to a referendum to change the voting system (which is a key sticking point for Clegg) there could be problems. To make matters worse. A number of backbenchers feel they cannot trust Clegg and the Liberals for conducting secret talks with Labour whilst trying to negotiate a Conservative agreement.

On the other hand, a so called ‘rainbow coalition’ with Labour would have to involve members of national parties from Scotland and Wales. They could make unrealistic demands concerning forthcoming cuts; it’s not the best recipe for a string, stable government. There are also doubts within the Labour party about forming a ‘losers coalition’ with key members expressing views that more time in office for Labour could be very damaging.

Whatever happens, a decision needs to be made very soon, the question is what will that decision be?

DEAR LEADER CALLS TIME ON HIS LEADERSHIP

GORDON Brown today announced he is to step down as Labour Party leader. In a move that has simply stunned the political world, the story of forming the next government has taken a dramatic twist.

Brown hopes his actions can help to woo Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats into forming a coalition government with the Labour Party, just as talks between Liberals and Conservatives looked to be moving towards a formal agreement.

This cannot be seen as a defeat for the PM. He hasn’t been ousted by his party, and he is still calling the shots. And if his resignation sweetens the deal with Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats then he may have just bought himself extra time in Downing Street until a new Labour leader is elected.

THE LONGEST DAY

TODAY will probably feel like one of the longest days for Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg. The campaigning is over, the sound bites silenced, the photo-calls complete, as it is now up to the public to decide who will win the election.

After a gruelling campaign in one of the closet and unpredictable elections for many years, voters will today reveal their choice. Will Cameron’s five-year journey of transforming the Conservative Party pay off? Will Brown’s fight to the end now finally come to an end once and for all, or will he manage to miraculously bounce back, again? And will Nick Clegg’s efforts to raise the profile of the Liberal Democrats change the political landscape for good, or will his party once again be squeezed in the polls by the big two?

Whatever happens, surely politics will not quite be the same again in Britain. As the polling stations close tonight at 10pm, we will start to get a picture of how the country has voted. After all the speculation of hung parliaments, minority governments, coalitions and backroom deals, the real answer to how the country is to be run for the next four years will be revealed. Only then will we, and the political parties, be able to breathe a sigh of relief or despair at the outcome.

THE FINAL PUSH

THE election campaign is quickly drawing to a close. With less then a day to go before the polls open, there is one last push for votes in the final day of the campaign.

After a whirlwind month of campaigning, historic televised debates, unexpected polls and dirty mud slinging by politicians and press alike there is an end in sight. Tomorrow, the electorate will finally have their say. The public have really been making the politicians work for their vote this election. As polls still suggest not one party has enough support to sail to an outright victory and majority government.

Cameron is gallivanting round the country on a last minute, last ditch, 36-hour tour. His make-up probably being plastered over the tired cracks in his face as we speak. Just like the way billboard after billboard have been pasted over with expensive, somewhat confusing slogans trying to gloss over the floors in unexplained Tory policy. Mr Blair Mark ii has not really made the impact with voters he was expecting to.

Brown experienced a biblical ‘Lazarus moment’ over the bank holiday. Summoning all his energy to fight as the Labour party desperately tries to cover the signs of an immanent implosion. Whatever happens tomorrow it seems as though Labour will probably turn in on itself.

Clegg is determined to echo the Liberal’s success in the earlier opinion polls, but with Labour once again regaining second place, the Cleggmania effect could be starting to wear away.

So as the political parties fight right to the end, every vote really will count. An expected hung parliament could mean that the result will not be clear. And with an estimated 40% of the electorate still undecided, it really is all to play for.