Silent majority needed for heave to succeed

OUSTED Fine Gael finance spokesman, Richard Bruton, will need a silent majority to sing for him in unison if he is to topple his friend, Enda Kenny, as party leader.

So far members of the parliamentary party who have made their allegiance known have almost all leant support to the current leader.

By the time he sacked Mr Bruton 30 TDs, senators and MEPs had backed Mr Kenny.