Labour NEC to discuss rebel demands

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A final decision on the issue is expected to be made on Tuesday morning when the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) meets at Westminster, a meeting Mr Brown is due to attend.

It is likely to discuss arrangements for the annual conference of the party, which begins in Manchester on Saturday, but the rebels want the NEC to rule that nomination papers for a successor to Mr Brown be sent out to all Labour MPs ahead of the conference.

The meeting comes as the BBC reported that an unnamed minister is close to resigning over his concerns about the Prime Minister's leadership.

It reported the minister of state as saying: "There just comes a point where you say 'I just can't go on lying' you can't go on saying 'I think Gordon Brown is the man to lead us to victory' when you don't believe it."

The Prime Minister will also chair a special political discussion of the Cabinet, the first one in Downing Street since MPs broke up for their summer break.

Like the NEC meeting, issues relating to the upcoming conference will be discussed, but it is likely Mr Brown's political difficulties will be mentioned as well.

Following Cabinet, Mr Brown will meet new Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari for talks in Downing Street and will later fly to Northern Ireland to give a speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

On Monday the PM faced further challenges to his authority when former minister George Howarth insisted that the party would "emerge stronger" from a leadership contest.

And Labour MP Barry Gardiner was axed as the Prime Minister's special envoy on forestry after joining other backbenchers in asking for nomination papers.