Red Ken Death Watch

As of 5:00 GMT, the Guardian is reporting;

5pm: Five hours of waiting and the closest we've got to hard fact-based information is the fact that it was raining in London. May still be, I wouldn't know, but will keep you updated on the matter if the BBC political correspondents mention it.

They are warning that anything concrete could still be a few hours away.

There is nothing to confirm the rumour that Livingstone has spent the day on the phone with Robert Mugabe.