"i was in surgery when the call..."[
hahaha...what a naughty and misleading headline.....
having plan B and reserves are the norm for any well prepared event....in this case, it was preparing for GE2011.
papee should be credited for being open....they need not tell u the details as they can be considered "confidential".....
a guy was found out to have some personal "indiscretion" and dropped....
isn't this the right thing to do?? isn't it better than to be found out later and have to resign/sack.....