Alan Johnson backs under-fire PM
The Home Secretary Alan Johnson has thrown his weight behind Gordon Brown in the wake of an attack on the Prime Minister from Labour's candidate in North West Norfolk.
Mr Johnson described Manish Sood's comments that Mr Brown was the "worst PM we've ever had" as "a bit of light relief".
Earlier, Mr Sood had called Labour ministers "corrupt" and said the party had allowed immigration to get too high.
Speaking on BBC Look North, Alan Johnson said: "I've been talking to people throughout this campaign and there's an enormous amount of respect for Gordon Brown. He's not the kind of song and dance man that many people think modern politics is all about. He's a very serious, very dedicated, very principled politician".
I'm Tim Iredale, the BBC's Political Editor in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and presenter of the regional Politics Show. This is strictly a "no-spin" zone where the political viewpoint is more Humber Bridge than Westminster Bridge. Your comments and observations are more than welcome. 
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