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A group of ex-Labour ministers are to set out their own policy agenda to fill what they see as a "vacuum" at the heart of government.
The unnamed former ministers told the BBC their list of four or five initiatives would distinguish Labour from David Cameron's Conservatives.
The move, expected within weeks, will increase the pressure on Gordon Brown.
Three cabinet ministers have attempted to damp down speculation about his leadership by rallying to his defence.
The BBC's Iain Watson reports that one of the group of former ministers stated: "Gordon Brown's back is against the wall."
Another said of the pressure on the prime minister: "He's become more obsessed with the leadership than with running the country."
