Brown's political suicide

Gordon Brown's announcement that he is resigning as leader of the Labout party could severely damage both him and his party, the liberal daily Corriere del Ticino writes: "The resignation is on the one hand an admission of his election defeat and on the other an attempt to sabotage the negotiations for a coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. In one fell swoop the Labour boss has weakened the Conservatives' bargaining position and presented his party as the more attractive alternative. ... However it may turn out to be a miscalculation, leading to political suicide. Should a rainbow coalition emerge it would be under Gordon Brown's leadership until September, and he would quickly become the target of harsh criticism if he goes from the loser of the election to proclaiming himself as the knight in shining armour. He would pay a high price for his sacrifice if the Conservatives then went on to take the role of the true saviours, as a minority government without the backing of the Liberal Democrats."

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