The online chatter around the Labour leader's resignation and just who will be the next British prime minister focuses on who the next leader of Labour party will be, and who theLibDems will pick to form a government.
Is Lord Mandelson behind Gordon Brown's resignation?
So says The Times blog, which claims that the man they refer to as the 'Dark Lord' has said Brown's resignation unlocks a possible Labour deal with the LibDems, completing the “progressive” coalition once envisaged by Tony Blair.
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The Guardian calls Brown's resignation “playing his last card”. The Liberal Democrats have apparently been holding secret talks with Labour all along and there are already whispers of who might succeed him as the party's leader.
The Telegraph bloggers report that "the seemingly impossible was looking all too probable: a Labour-Lib Dem coalition", David Cameron having been "outflanked".
The Independent suggests that at least one reason Nick Clegg might now be looking more closely at a Labour-Lib Dem coalition is down to internal pressure from senior members of his party, who are unhappy with the prospect of a Conservative alliance.
The Daily Mail calls the new twist in political wrangling a "squalid day for democracy" and Nick Clegg "two-faced", condemning the possibility of a "coalition of losers".
The Financial Times election blog also speculates on the possible identity of the new Labour leader, largely focussing on the usual suspects: Harriet Harman, Ed Ball and David Miliband. Intriguingly, Ed Miliband, brother of David, has also entered the mix.
