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1200 Andrew welcomes our guest for today's show: the newly-ennobled Labour peer and former trade union boss Bill Morris, and the Labour MP Kevin Barron.

1203 Before heading off to Downing Street, we look a little more at this question of what's happening in the Labour Party at the moment. These are tough times for the people in Mr Blair's bunker, but when they bandy around phrases like "civil war" and "coup d'�tat", who do they have in mind? Laura asks whether it could possibly be that man next door:

"Before the casualties were even finally counted after the bloody losses at the local elections, it seems the first shots of a New Labour civil war were fired. In an effort to show who was in charge, King Tony had reorganised his troops in the wake of that defeat.
He put trusted lieutenants like John Reid, Hazel Blears and Jacqui Smith in forward positions in the new Labour army, and sidelined Jack Straw and Geoff Hoon: men who had perhaps grown too close to the Roundhead leader Gordon Brown.
His generals launched reprisals, Andrew Smith and Nick Brown demanding that the King had to announce the date of his abdication. And then yesterday, with no less than forty minutes on the battlefield of the airwaves, the leader himself rode in.
Afterwards, the Roundhead general wandered the land, contemplating his future, and chatting to the people, reassuring them that they would be in safe hands under his rule.
Meanwhile, another flank was opened up by a group of backbench Labour MPs. A rowdy pack - perhaps about 70 MPs - are said to be willing to sign a letter demanding that the King give a date for his abdication. They want to know by the summer at the latest.
A template for that letter was being circulated by Compass: a campaign group headed by Neal Lawson, a former lieutenant of - you guessed it - Gordon Brown.
So, can the King survive these rebel attacks? In just a moment we'll see what sort of defence he can mount."

1208 We cross live to Downing Street to hear the Prime Minister's press conference, then discuss it with Bill and Kevin.

1219 Your emails about the Labour crisis, followed by the thoughts of our guests.

1225 One of the most worrying aspects for the Prime Minister in the last few days has been the number of moderate MPs calling for him to set a departure date. One of them, a man who can't be described as a usual suspect, is Sir Peter Soulsby, who joins us after watching the press conference from his constituency.

1227 It's not just Tony Blair who's kicked off this week with a press conference: David Cameron has been at it as well. A little earlier this morning, the Conservative leader outlined his plans for the party after the local elections. But he also took time out to put the boot in to the Government.

1228 Your emails and questions for our guests.

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