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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Will Woodward

'Women against Gordon' head for the exit

A group of senior Labour women have met socially for dinners over the last few years. Here's what's happened to the group dubbed the "WAGs" – or "Women against Gordon". The name was a joke, supposedly.

Ruth Kelly: quit the cabinet in a late-night announcement during last year's Labour conference.

Jacqui Smith: said yesterday she would be resigning as home secretary.

Hazel Blears: announced her resignation as communities secretary and delivered damning criticism of Gordon Brown.

Tessa Jowell: Olympics minister who attends cabinet, remains close to Tony Blair.

Caroline Flint: shuffled from housing to Europe in Brown's last reshuffle.

Someone at Westminster has just called today "Strictly Come Resigning".

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