19:52 BREAKING NEWS : The Cabinet has now finished their meeting, and they are leaving Downing Street.Peter Hain, the Welsh Sectary left Number 10, saying the cabinet is united in the national int rest.
19:55 UPDATE : Harriet Harman to make statement outside Downing Street.
20:00 UPDATE : Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper, whose husband Ed Balls is being touted as contender to replace Gordon Brown, says events must be left to take their course.
