Article: Treachery in high heels; She looks like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but insiders claim Harriet Harman's plotting to topple Gordon Brown. Here, a former aide says the prospect of this woman as leader is utterly terrifying.(Features)

Byline: LEO McKINSTRY

GORDON BROWN yesterday dismissed claims he is looking for an escape route from Downing Street as anger mounted over claims that Harriet Harman is plotting to succeed him. The Prime Minister denied he might accept a job as head of a new world economic regulator as a 'lifeboat' from No 10. Senior Labour figures have accused Miss Harman of 'sucking up' to trades unions and party members in readiness for a leadership race if the party loses the next election. Here, LEO McKINSTRY, a former aide, reveals the steely ambition and terrifying incompetence of the woman who would be leader.

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