There's already been a lot of good ammunition provided on this site against Johnson, and long let it continue so that we can truly wipe the floor with the Tories in 2008.

"It was reported in the Liverpool Daily Post in May 2007 that Hatton has stated that he has recently rejoined the Labour Party and that he intends to seek selection as a parliamentary candidate in the North West. Hatton also says that his ambition is to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and that he would run for the office in the summer in the unlikely event of him being able to enter parliament via a by-election. Hatton made clear that he is no longer a Trotskyist, but maintains that he remains firmly on the left of the party, expressing his belief that Labour has to abandon 'New Labour' ideology (or "neo-Tory", as Hatton puts it) and return to its traditional values."

Now, I haven't actually been able to find said report if the Daily Post, which leads me to believe that someone is taking the Michael, but if it was actually true... my God!