Darling to Brown: You're a c**t

What do you do when your boss is accused of being a bully and complete wanker? Simples! If you're in public office you slate him as a bit of bastard, and rub his nose in the fact that he can't possibly fire you at such a crucial moment in the electoral cycle.

I now pass this post over to Alistair Darling,

Asked if he believed Mr McBride and Mr Whelan had briefed against him, Mr Darling said: “Of course you have people saying things.”

In a reference to Mr McBride’s resignation last year, the Chancellor added: “My best answer for them was: I’m still here and at least one of them [Damien McBride] is not.”

During the summer of 2009, Mr Brown planned to remove Mr Darling from the Treasury and replace him with Ed Balls, a long-standing ally.

I do believe he just called a c**t a c**t.