Call us cynical, but there is no way Brown's people have not had a hand to play in the timing of this announcement which, for Labour, is perfect. 

And the comments he makes about Cameron - "you have many positive qualities; you have three, superficiality, unreliability and an apparent lack of any clear convictions, which in my view ought to exclude you from the position of national leadership" - To call these damning would be an understatement. 

If Blair could promote ex-Tory Shaun Woodward, then there is no reason why Brown cannot do the same to Davies.  Everyone says there will be some suprises in the reshuffle - perhaps this is going to be one of them.  What better way to get the boot into Cameron during your first days in office.  Just a thought.

TMP