The ineptitude that has plagued the Prime Ministerial career of Gordon Brown manifested itself again today, less than 24 hours after he assured the Parliamentary Labour Party that he would henceforth “play to his strengths and address his weaknesses”.
Glenys Kinnock, who had been the surprise choice as Europe minister in the wake of Caroline Flint’s petulant resignation, was obliged to resign from the European Parliament over a month early because of a rule that precludes Euro MPs from sitting in another Parliament. Her mandate as an MEP was not due to expire until 11 July.
Given the recent criticism over his performance, one might have thought that the Prime Minister would have sorted out the administrative intricacies of the new appointment before making his announcement; on the other hand, perhaps he simply didn’t have the time to do so, such was the rapidity of Ms Flint’s departure.
