Mr Brown is disappointed.

The BBC reports the following :-

A Downing Street spokesman said: "The prime minister is disappointed by the resignation of James Purnell, of which he was informed shortly before 10pm."

He said Mr Brown's focus over coming days would be "restructuring the government on the big challenges facing the country for the future", tackling the global economic downturn, trust in Parliament and reforming public services.

"He will continue to give his undivided attention to addressing these great challenges facing our country and putting the interests of the British people first and foremost," he said.

Nothing new there then!

Isn't it time we got some sort of action instead of more of the same-old, same-old, tired, worn out words.