This could be interesting.

If he genuinely engages in this I may well vote for him.

Peter has two great qualities for this job - he can carry an argument and keeps his head in a crisis.

We know the first quality is important it kept John in the job for so long.

The second quality is important because Peter has the weight to step into a PM's shoes - something John (fortunately) never had to.  

a. Peter, I'm worried that as the deaths of British soldiers mount in Afghanistan and Iraq, these conflicts will cease to be abstract to the public, but will build into tangible sores, with people rapidly getting very worried. Do you see any chance that we will withdraw from both conflicts before the next election, and will this be a priority for any government where you are deputy PM?

b. Who will you be supporting for the position of Leader of the Labour party?

c. One way to "refresh" the way the party looks to the public, is to get some of the talent currently languishing on the back-benches, onto the front-benches to provide new faces and a new look, style and feel. What are your thoughts on this?

d. This last point may come across a little harshly - but I'm going to say it anyway. If you happen to see Charles Clarke, please can you convey to him that ordinary party members think that his behavior was unprofessional? In particular he has developed a worrying habit of taking to the airwaves at inopportune times eg attacking his successor John Reid (an unprofessional act in itself) just before the Blaenau Gwent by-election, undoing the campaigning carried out on the ground, and attacking Mr Brown personally just after he and the Prime Minister had made their statements. Please convey to all your colleagues that if they cannot exercise self-discipline in public, we think they should follow Claire Short's example and step down and let us select someone else who will behave in their stead.

Here's a question for Peter.

What would you do to ensure that aid is transparently spent on the purpose for which it is raised in African (and other poor) countries - and that the money is not skimmed off by poor Governance, corruption and salaries of aid workers.

Peter - Do you support Labour Party Conference policy on public ownership of the railways and if not, why not?

Peter:  A leadership team of Gordon Brown and yourself would, rightly or wrongly, be perceived by the press and public as a shift to the left, compared with, say, Gordon Brown and Alan Johnson. How would you counteract this, and would a more "balanced" ticket of Brown + Blairite be more likely to unify the party?

Peter - As Northern Ireland Secretary, you've ensured that every new house built in NI will have microgeneration installed as standard. Do you envisage a situation where this policy could be employed in the rest of the UK? Will you be working with Cabinet colleagues and the rest of government to formulate such a policy?

Peter: On public service reform:

1. We have allowed a perception to develop of reform being synonymous with increased use of the private sector. Could the government in the future please make it clear that reform is not a one way street?

2. The recent Education and Inspections Bill proved most divisive when originally presented, but a debate was had, policy clarified and refined, and compromises made. Resulting in what a believe was a most improved bill.

However, would it not have been more pragmatic and productive to have more debate of this kind, alongside consultation with stakeholders, earlier on in the policy process? The same applying i believe to the 2004 Higher Education Bill. I believe it is only a minority of Labour MPs who rebel for rebellions sake and to be frank i feel we have sometimes needlessly alienated loyal MPs by not having a more open policy process.

Peter,

On electoral reform- I've read that you support the Alternative Vote for elections to the HofC.  How will you persuade all the PR lovers out there that AV is any better than FPTP?

Will you tell the DUP once and for all that the rest of the country doesn't want them? With this advice in mind perhaps they will get on with doing what we pay them to do.

A few suggestions if any take your fancy...

Are you planning to be Deputy Prime Minister as well as Deputy Leader?

How fast will you implement your plan to merge Young Labour and Labour Students?

Would you like to see an OMOV ballot on future election manifestos?

Will you back laws allowing limited secondary action in cases such as Gate Gourmet?

Are the Partnership in Power structures working?

Why do you think that is this the most rebellious PLP in history?

What mistakes have we made in our foreign policy?

Do you think we must go further and faster in reforming public services to provide choice?

Are there any lessons we can learn from the recent results in the Swedish elections?

Question for Peter

What is your vision for the country?

What is your attitude to reducing carbon emissions?

How would you discourage unnecessary airplane use?

Peter, why are so many cabinet ministers and others pretending that they are prepared to stand for the deputy prime ministership, when we all know that they really want to be thought of as candidates for the top job?

Second, is it possible ever in your opinion to overcome the conflict of interests - public policy on the one hand, and personal ambition on the other - that characterizes every politician?

Third, do you think that a senior minister who is gay should be open about this? Could it be damaging if they were not?

Peter: When you said that you had seen 'categorical' evidence that Iraq had chemical and biological weapons, had you seen intelligence that has thus far eluded all the reports and inquiries into this matter, and that somehow was not presented to the Joint Intelligence Committee?  Were you, as Welsh Secretary, shown intelligence that was kept from the then Leader of the House and International Development Secretary?  Or did you just make that up?

Peter Hain would be a moderate choice for deputy Labour leader. The important issue is who follows Blair. If the party is ruthlessly realistic as in 94 and in the mid 80's it will pick a young dynamic leader who looks and sounds like a man of the future. Gordon has aged 12 years in the same time as Blair has held the leadership - and looks older than Blair. Possible electoral suicide re the legions of younger voters in marginal seats if Labour is faced with David Cameron and Nick Clegg after Ming. There is a choice of one outstanding, young, dynamic, articulate, intelligent, creative, media exemplary friendly, healthy, energetic politician able to reinvigorate Labour members and re-enthuse the maximum number of the electorate - David Miliband. Anyone else represents frivoulous insanity a hung Parliament or possible defeat.
("Plain Truth"

Peter,

One question only.

Do you believe that the party should remain in power at all costs - even to the extent of drifting away from core labour values?