Oh dear

James Naughtie of Radio Four’s Today programme, interviewing Labour Chancellor Gordon Brown’s special adviser Ed Balls yesterday.

James Naughtie –

“If we win the election, does Gordon Brown want to remain Chancellor ?”

Ed Balls –

“Erm … I …”

James Naughtie –

You win the election”

Spotted by the Observer blog, who also have an mp3 clip of the quote. Full interview here (RealAudio).

Not his first ‘slip of the tongue’. Immediately after the US Presidential elections, in an interview with former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook and ex-Tory leader Ian Duncan Smith, the following transcript :

And, Robin Cook, what about those who say – President Bush now, he’s got four years, doesn’t have to worry about opinion in the United States, he’s there, presidents do some – er – can do things in the final four years – without what – having to worry about the next election – is he going to do things that will truly scare us, like maybe – scare some people – like maybe taking on Iran directly ?

RealAudio link here. Full report here.

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