Earlier this week I argued that David Miliband is posturing for a leadership challenge and that Jack Straw will take over as a caretaker leader post-Brown. If Mary Ann Sieghart is to be believed, and there’s little reason to doubt her, Brown may be around for less time then even the most critical might dare to suggest.

Most telling of all though was her final paragraph:

“But it is clear that Mr Brown is not remotely enjoying the job he spent the whole of his life trying to win. I bumped into him last week, and his face was grey, cast in a rictus of tension. Rather like John Major circa 1995, in fact.“

Almost makes you feel sorry for him…