In a pedantic move by Tory backbencher Jeremy wright (Rugby and Kennilworth) the Prime Minister denied that he has ever called gordon Brown, his likely successor, "psychologically flawed." In a scene reminiscient of a primary school playground Blair replied to the jibe dismissively but had the look of a child in the Heads office, as the Commons visibly wilted at yet another attempt by the opposition to place a spanner in the works of the 'rigid party disicipline' of the New Labour Machine. Digging up the past has become a reoccuring theme amongst the anti-Blair movement during Prime Minister's Questions and yesterday was no different. The question arose out of the ashes of another allegation of extremely similar circumstance made by Mr Price, a government Spin Doctor, 9 years ago. At the time it was dismissed as a quotation from Alistair Campbell, an apparently self-sacrifical move on his part to 'shield his political boss,' and in a surprising twist it was dismissed in the same way yesterday. Attacks on personal relationships between ministers are becoming increasingly more frequent, especially in light of the growing fragility of that of Blair and Brown, and have equally started to be viewed by many as unnecessary, childish and pinickty to the point of personal attack.