Alan Johnson 'rules himself out of Labour leadership'
Labour's Alan Johnson has ruled himself out of the leadership and said he backs Ed Miliband, according to The Times.
Umunna: Labour 'in touching distance' of power
Senior Labour figures have rallied round Ed Miliband amid reports that backbench MPs want him removed as leader.
Writing on the Politics Home website, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said the rumblings were "nonsense which some in the Westminster bubble want to distract us with".
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