Just as Number Ten must have wanted, reshuffle fever is fast overtaking interest in the local election results in the Westminster village.
Charles Clarke may not sleep much tonight if talk of him losing his job proves to be correct. Of course, he may say to his boss - "You can't sack me after what you've said publicly" - and, given the mess Tony Blair has made of past reshuffles, he may get him to change his mind.
John Prescott already knows his fate - probably keeping his title (Deputy Prime Minister) but losing responsibility for the office created in his name.
As for the rest, expect to read a dozen different Cabinets in a dozen different morning papers.
It is, though, not bums on ministerial seats but votes in ballot boxes which will determine the significance of the next 24 hours. Keep reading and/or watching - coverage starts on BBC One at 2340.
It certainly is going to be a busy 36 hours!
Ministers have been put on standby for a government reshuffle tomorrow morning. The way this works is that their offices are called and they are instructed not to leave London and asked where the minister will be at a certain time.
There is no official confirmation of this but Tony Blair may feel that restructuring his ministerial team will distract from what Labour themselves predict will be a bad night for the party. How bad we will find out soon. How big the reshuffle will be too. My hunch - and it is only that - is that Prescott will keep his job but in return will shoulder much of the blame for a bad night. He's on Andy Marr's programme on Sunday morning for his first interview since l'affaire. I think Charles Clarke will stay too otherwise the PM will be eating his own words. There could still though be widespread changes.
Not long to wait to find out.
It's the lull before the storm, and I'm relaxing at home in anticipation of a busy 36 hours.
Tonight, I'll be covering the local elections in England on the BBC One special programme (which begins at 2340).
But as well as that, I'll be blogging here from around ten o'clock, analysing the results and responding to some of your comments on what promises to be a very interesting night.
