Battle of the Milibands!

David Miliband.

Miliband v Miliband. Should be exciting. Well, David, will win obviously.

David Miliband! Who would I not like? Ed Balls!

I would like Cruddas, but failing that Ed Milliband.

David Miliband! Seeing him in opposition would be amazing.

I'm hoping it plays out as a lib-con lose deal, with the Lib Dems managing to get AV+ and PR Lords. Resulting in some roll-back of the state improving civil liberties. They make the brunts of cuts, tarnishing their reputations. Miliband excels in opposition, rejuvinates Labour party, leading it to victory in 2-4 years time. Beginning of a brand new britain.

Call it wishful thinking, but it is a possibility.

Any of Milliband Jnr, Cruddas or Johnson

George Monbiot ;-)

Brown ....Nick Brown : )

David Miliband will get it no worries!!

Would definitely not like Ed Balls, he seems like he has his own personal agenda. Doesn't have the integrity that the Milibands have, and nowhere near as good at debating.

I'm guessing there'll be a caretaker leader, a night watch-man so to speak. Once they know a bit more about where they stand in relation to government they'll have a proper election.

It might even be a night watch-person ;-)

Alistair Campbell. Christ, he runs Labour now, and will continue running it no matter who wins. Might as well admit it, and give him the formal title of Leader. Mandy as deputy PM, obviously.

A woman.

Aged about 40'ish.

All Hail - the Great Leader!

David Miliband, he's the only guy up to the job. And his brother should be deputy.

Cruddas, Ed Miliband or Harriet at a push.

That knitted monkey in the PG Tips commercial could do no worse.

No one really stands out as good. Milliband is a political pygmy, Balls is not really liked, Alan Johnson doesn't want it, neither does Harman, Bradshaw is a bit too smug. Someone who at least looks like they may have been working class once long ago would be good, but I think they've purged most of them in favour of managers, lawyers and smugfaces straight from student politics.

The problem Labour have is the lack of acceptable candidates-Brown was an utter disaster but-amazingly-the alternatives are either just as bad or even worse.
Harriet Harman-a ludicrous character, can you imagine the hoots of derision is she was the new leader?
Ed Balls--too similar to Brown, suspect temperament and no charm whatsoever, if he wins Labour become the new nasty party.
Ed/David Milliband-a couple of ineffectual lightweights, neither would be taken seriously.
Alan Johnson-the right man for the job but as one of the few sensible senior Labour politicians he seems to have made the very wise decision not to stand.
Jack Straw-surely he won't stand, a safe pair of hands and unlike most of the others he would be taken seriously but probably too old.
Brown should never have forced Tony out-" Don't it always seem to go/That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."

Anyone other than Ed Balls

I guess I'm in the minority that actuallly liked Brown. He seemed set apart from the coifed, manicured, pr drenched fake personas of Blair, Cameron and Clegg.

Not to mention he was a fighter that could get knocked down and keep going against the odds.

At least some of MPs that tried to launch coup attempts against him lost their seats.

Mandelson is the only sensible choice. He will still be calling all the shots whatever happens.

David Miliband, he's the only guy up to the job.

Which job is that , cooperating with torturers ?

Bloody hell, lots of Milliband support here, no idea why, he's terrible.

Skinner!

David Milliband, though as no more than a puppy under the kind guidance of Mandy.

If it's Miliband major then all three leaders will look pretty much identical.

Malcolm Tucker. Or if he's busy, David Miliband.

David Milliband is most likely to take over. Although I'd like Alan Johnson to run aswell.

Ed Miliband is surely the only choice....David Miliband = Tony Blair mark 2 with less charm imo.

I'll do it for a fiver.

Brown should never have forced Tony out-" Don't it always seem to go/That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."

Not so sure of that, Blair was polling terribly towards the end. The only real option is to get Brown to stand down as MP super quick and put Peter Capaldi in there as MP for Kirkcaldy so he can stand for Labour leader.

Also, Brown, if you're reading this, you might find that watching video of Charles Clarke and Jacqui Smith losing their seats will raise your spirits.

God.

David Milliband seems the early favourite and I'd prefer Satan to Ed Balls. As long as they have a Lib-Lab Alliance that puts Saint Vince in the Treasury, the PM is largely window dressing.

If only Mandelson was in the commons rather than the Lords, he would blitz the rest of them.

Of the others ideally Cruddas, but that won't happen. Of the main conteders, I'd go for D Milliband.

David Milliband as leader in a long-term coalition with the Libs. This would mean a far less presidential form of governance than we've had these past 13 years, plus (I hope) more progressive policies grounded on core labour principles.

Alasdair Darling. A safe (and courteous) pair of hands. I don't think we need a "visionary" type like one of the Milibands in these straitened times - maybe in a few years. Most people, whatever part recognise that Darling is an inherently decent sort, even if they don't agree with his politics - and that's what we need at the moment.

Bloody hell, lots of Milliband support here, no idea why, he's terrible.

That would be the concerted efforts of his supporters over at Miliband Central.
Expect much , much more of it over the next few months, from all the possibles.

Dave Miliband for sure, but please, only after a properly fought contest, designed to test the candidate fully in debate, including live on TV. Had Brown been 'selected' via such a process, his weaknesses would have been exposed far earlier.

Shame really, we live in such a TV era, but for brains and beauty, not to mention charisma DM would be my choice.

Not another Blair clone. Cameron & Clegg are two too many as it is. Thank feck Purnell resigned. And not Miliband major.

Depends on how political situation pans out. If a fresh election is likely then Alan Johnson is worth a shout, possibly Hilary Benn or Peter Hain.

But if looking for a PM or Opposition leader for five years then Miliband minor would do a good job. Balls is hated by Tory press so that should make him popular with the rank and file but his slim majority and public school background (do we really want THREE public schoolboys as party leaders?) count against him.

Harriet Harman or Alan Johnson. Just please not David Milliband.

Tony Blair anyone?

Harriet HARMAN. If not BROWN MUST stay. He is the best of a bad bunch

Kelvin Hopkins - A genuine and honest MP.

harriet harman or ed balls

Just to be different, Austin Mitchell or Frank Dobson.

In a perfect world; Jon Cruddas, but this is Earth so in lieu of that; Ed Miliband. Will Gordon remain as an MP? Even after the election that may happen in autumn?

a Milliband.

The trouble with modern politics is that to get ahead you must be able to handle a brief and not go off-message on the Today programme. Having ideas is not encouraged. So it's hard to judge the contenders in any leadership contest because we have no idea what principles they stand for.

Might as well just draw lots.