"The feud between Mr Blair and Mr Brown is one of Westminster's longest-running soap operas. But even those used to their regular fallings-out have been surprised by the ferocity of the latest dispute - with Peter Hain, the Northern Ireland Secretary, admitting there was "tension" between the two most senior figures in the Government.
The air has been thick with talk of "plots", with supporters of Mr Blair and Mr Brown accusing each other of trying to do down the other. There is now a determined effort to patch up their differences for tomorrow's launch of Labour's local elections campaign.
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A poll by broadband provider Wanadoo yesterday suggested that one in three voters is sick and tired of the feud. According to the poll of 2,000 adults, they were even more fed up with the Blair-Brown spat than the bad blood between the actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston."
If it is worse than the Pitt- Aniston feud, at least in the eyes of the public, then it must be bad...
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