What was all that about? Before we've even had time to wish you all a happy new political year, a great storm passed over Westminster. One-time loyalists Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon demanded the prime ministerial head, but it turns out that most of their colleagues would rather see the blood of the traitors being spilled.
To try and figure out exactly what has gone on, I'm joined in the studio by Jonathan Freedland and Tom Happold, with Allegra Stratton on hand down the line in Westminster to relay the very latest gossip.
And she says that we all need to keep a key eye on the village, because there are still frantic meetings going on. From the relative calm of King's Cross Jonathan and Tom seem more inclined to think it's all over, an outcome they believe has much to do with the lack of any positive agenda on the part of the plotters.
We also hear from our head of politics, Will Woodward, who tells us that as the election gets nearer, Fleet Street is reverting to the old political dividing lines. Despite his role as the Guardian's multimedia supremo, Tom tells us that newspapers – and not political blogs – could prove particularly important in the coming campaign.
