A Tacky Hound

A series Gordon Brown supporters took to the airwaves today to criticise Charles Clarke for his comments about the prime minister.



Ed Balls, the children's secretary, said Clarke's comments were unoriginal and irrelevant to the debate about the party's future.

"It's not the first time Charles has made those kind of comments. I think it's Charles being Charles," said Balls, one of Brown's closest allies.
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