Yep, thought that might happen. David Miliband has now secured the required number of signatures needed to advance to the ballot stage: he has 37 signatures, and has almost caught up brother Ed, who has 41. Meanwhile, Ed Balls has moved onto er, fourteen. And Andy Burnham has, er, eight. That's exactly 100 Labour MPs who have put down signatures, by the way.
Very open contest, right?
Meanwhile, here are the important backers so far:
Ed Miliband
Hilary Benn (Former Environment Secretary)
Peter Hain (Former Secretary of State for Wales)
Sadiq Khan (Transport Minister)
Stephen Timms (MP for East Ham: in news recently after being attacked)
David Miliband
Alan Johnson (Former Home Secretary)
Douglas Alexander (General Election Co-Ordinator for 2010)
Jim Murphy (Former Secretary of State for Scotland)
Tom Harris (Influential backbencher and MP for Glasgow South)
Ed Balls
Er, himself.
Another update in two minutes!
Also, I've e-mailed Vince Cable about possible work placements/vacancies. A bold move, non?
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