Is it all over for Anne Moffat?
It's not looking at all good tonight for Anne Moffat MP.
It's been announced that there's to be a special meeting in her East Lothian constituency to decide whether she remains as the Labour candidate for the forthcoming UK General Election.
I say "forthcoming" - but, of course, that election is all but upon us.
Scarcely the best way, you might think, to prepare for an appeal to the voters.
But then this internal battle has been remarkable throughout, both for its duration and for its ferocity.
To be clear, it is not all over for the MP. In the first instance, she faces a meeting of local members. If that goes against her, she has the right to appeal to Labour's National Executive Committee who can confirm, vary or reverse the decision.
On a previous occasion, she was saved by trade union support from potentially being ousted. As the row escalated in intensity, the local party was temporarily suspended.
Her critics say she has not performed sufficiently effectively as a constituency MP. In response, she argues that she has been the victim of a smear campaign by a vocal minority.
Wonder whether Alex Salmond might find a moment tomorrow to mention all this when he is questioned in Holyrood by Iain Gray, the MSP for East Lothian?
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