Cameron: The govt is falling apart
By politics.co.uk staff
David Cameron has piled on the pressure on the prime minister, saying the government is now “falling apart”.
His salvo comes as James Purnell, the work and pensions secretary, steps down from government, with a letter calling on Gordon Brown to step down.
“We have a government falling apart in front of our eyes. Britain deserves better than this,” Mr Cameron said.
“With this resignation, the argument for a general election has gone from being strong and powerful to completely unanswerable.”
He added: “For the sake of the country, Gordon Brown must carry out the one final act of authority left open to him, go to the Palace and call the general election we have been demanding.”
The Liberal democrats said the government was now in “total meltdown”.
Danny Alexander, Nick Clegg’s chief of staff, said: “Labour is finished as a government.
“The people of this country have clearly lost confidence in the Labour government and it seems now that ministers are losing confidence in their droves. We may well see more resignations.”
