See John Prescott's Battle Bus - Next Stop Oblivion!

You have got to laugh. John Prescott travelling around in his battle bus is going to win Labour the General Election? I don't think so.

Trust John Prescott to pour petrol on the fire - Miliband.

You have to laugh when John Prescott decides to share his wisdom with us. I can hear Mandelson's (Lord Mandelson of Foy in the county of Herefordshire and Hartlepool in the county of Durham, first secretary of state, secretary of state for business, innovation and skills and Lord President of the Council) hand slapping his forehead in despair all the way from Westminster to here on the south coast.

We've had hints of more trouble for Gordon Brown this morning in the papers. Miliband seems to be saying that he almost didn't support Brown when Purnell quit last week, and Mandelson is warning that the PM faces further rebel attacks. This is without doubt bad news for Brown, but it is not unexpected and it would have died down in a couple of days.

Then in steps John Prescott with his size twelves. He's calling for unity after Miliband's article, but in doing so he is making matters far worse (shocker). What were just hints in the papers this morning are now, thanks to John, full blown plots involving senior Labour party figures - nice one John. He writes (I'm not joking):

Can you believe it?

We've had the most disastrous results affected by the recession, allowances scandals and ministerial resignations, including Cabinet members walking out the day before the election and as soon as the polls closed. All for maximum publicity.

Then came the PLP debate where Charles Clarke's demand for GB to go were overwhelmingly rejected. Instead we all backed calls for unity and getting on with Government.

So imagine my surprise when I was walking through Portcullis House in the House of Commons on Thursday and stumbled upon a meeting held by Charles Clarke, John Reid, Alan Milburn and a few others, huddled together in intense discussion.

I went over and offered to be the secretary for their little club. With nervous laughter, my offer was turned down.

I later saw David Miliband and Milburn in a similar intense discussion. My suspicions were now heightened.

These may not be connected but now I read today that Charles Clarke is once again calling for another challenge against Gordon at the next party conference.

Well done John, that will calm things down - not.

Quote of the day - John Prescott's battle bus.

"John Prescott is going around the country stirring up apathy."

Steve Green (mostly stolen from William Whitelaw).

Has John Prescott gone mad?

I've read some crap in my time, but John Prescott takes the biscuit tonight. He wants his readers (he must think they are stupid) to believe that David Cameron has committed some kind of dirty by asking his MPs to turn out to vote against the Heathrow expansion.

John says:

But we've been denied that chance to listen and debate* because we were called back to London to vote on Heathrow expansion.

Normally we would cancel each other out as members would be paired. But David Cameron insisted that all his MPs were in the Commons tonight so he could try and highlight divisions in Labour over Heathrow.

I cannot seriously believe Prescott expects anyone with half a brain to fall for this drivel. Talk about spin! He is trying to make out that Cameron is some kind of eco-criminal for trying to stop the expansion of heathrow. Can you believe it? Maybe Cameron wouldn't have had to call in all of his MPs to vote if Gordon Brown hadn't resorted to turning on the waterworks with his rebel MPs.

You can't see it, but John Prescott has got more neck than a whole jar full of giraffes.

*Council of Europe delegation debate on Russia's invasion of Georgia