Downing Street has moved to allay fears about Gordon Brown’s eyesight. Tests have discovered that the Prime Minster has two minor tears on his retina, but he will not be undergoing further operations, it was disclosed. With excessive claims for cleaning thought to be one of the focuses for the investigation led by Sir Thomas Legg, Mr Brown is on course to return many thousands of pounds for cleaning alone.

Brown to Quit?

William Hill have cut their odds for Gordon Brown to stand down before the General Election from 6/4 to 5/4 and lengthened their odds about him leading Labour into the Election from 1/2 to 4/7 after the latest round of problems to emerge.

‘Speculation about Mr Brown’s vision and whether he will be forced to repay expenses have seen punters betting thatr he will not make it to the Election as leader’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, as Hills also offered 6/1 that he will stand down by December 1 2009.