Labour MPs have called for Ed Balls to be demoted following claims that he has ‘lost his mojo’ after falsely forecasting the economy would get worse.
Senior party sources say they are alarmed by growing criticism of the Shadow Chancellor by his own backbenchers.
It follows Tory taunts that Mr Balls made a major blunder by predicting cuts would prolong the recession.
He is also struggling to respond to increasing evidence that the economy is on the mend.
One MP said: ‘Balls used to throw his weight around in Shadow Cabinet meetings and ignore Ed Miliband when he spoke.
'Now Balls is totally out of sorts. He doesn’t say much at Shadow Cabinet meetings and when he does, he is the one who is ignored. He has lost his mojo.’
A veteran Labour MP added: ‘For years Balls has walked around Westminster with a swagger. 'He has become a liability and must be replaced if we are to have economic credibility.’
However, replacing the Shadow Chancellor would not be easy.
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not easy ... because it would just confirm that
they got it wrong over the last four years - just as
they got it wrong over the previous thirteen years (when in government).