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.
Balls: Labour united amid 'nonsense' Miliband claims
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls had told ITV News the Labour Party is "absolutely united" despite reports of dissatisfaction with the performance of leader Ed Miliband.
He said claims that Labour MPs wanted to see Miliband removed were "nonsense" and added: "If you want to know the party in disarray, it's the party which is losing MPs to Ukip - that's not Labour, it's the Conservative Party."
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