Asked if he had predicted

Charles Clarke says Gordon will be ousted before next Election

Pub gossip: Former cabinet minister Charles Clarke allegedly said Brown would go while in a pub in the Middle East

Former Cabinet Minister Charles Clarke has predicted Gordon Brown would be ousted as Labour leader before the next General Election, it was claimed last night.

The controversial Demaryius Thomas Jersey remarks were allegedly made by the former Home Secretary the Prime Minister's most outspoken senior Labour critic in a bar during a trip to Womens Demaryius Thomas Jersey the Middle East.

Witnesses say Mr Clarke claimed Mr Brown would not take Labour into the next Election and refused to rule out plans to mount his own challenge for the leadership.

Mr Clarke is also understood to have warned that Justice Secretary Jack Straw one of the favourites to succeed Mr Brown was not fit to be Prime Minister.

Although he praised Foreign Secretary David Miliband the Von Miller Jersey leading contender to become party leader Mr Clarke added that he was not convinced Mr Miliband wanted the job just yet.

The comments were apparently made by Mr Clarke two weeks ago in the basement pub of the Sheraton Hotel, in Damascus, Syria. The MP for Norwich South was among 11 members of an all party Parliamentary delegation invited by the British Syrian Society to discuss issues including the Middle East crisis.

On Tuesday, after meeting Syrian politicians, the MPs attended a concert and reception at the Opera House in Damascus.

Arriving back at the 150 a night hotel, some MPs, including Mr Clarke, decided to go for a drink in the basement 'English Pub'.

One MP said: 'Charles was asked if he thought Gordon would still be in charge of Labour when the next Election comes around and he said no, he didn't Ryan Clady Jersey think he would.

'We asked him if he might challenge for the job and he said he wouldn't rule it out.

'He said Jack Straw wasn't up to it and gave the impression he couldn't stand him. He said it wouldn't be Ed Balls and he rated Womens Von Miller Jersey David Miliband but didn't think he would want it.'

Asked if he had predicted Mr Brown would not be Labour leader at the next Election, Mr Clarke said: 'I have no recollection of saying that.' He added that he Authentic Ryan Clady Jersey had 'no recollection' of saying Mr Straw was unfit to be Prime Minister and denied making any comment about Mr Balls.

Asked about his own ambitions for the leadership, he said: 'My position is the only way Gordon Brown would go is if he did it on his own terms.'

Mr Clarke who has attacked Mr Brown as 'deluded' and a 'control freak' has also criticised the Prime Minister for being 'staggeringly disloyal' to fellow Ministers.

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