How big a blow is this to Gordon?

How big a blow is this to Gordon?

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Within the past few minutes we have had the news that Peter Hain has resigned. The move follows an announcement by the Electoral Commission announced that it had referred the issue of undeclared donations to his deputy leadership campaign to the police.

The question now is what will be the political impact?

This had also been a betting market – at one stage you could have got 7-1 that he would be out this month.

Mike Smithson

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