Despite the Flat-Earther's constant cries of "alarum!", Byrne is nowhere near the top of Miliband's blacklist of those representing a direct threat to? his leadership. Of greater concern is Ed Ball's newfound fondness for Lasagne con Melanzane, and while Miliband and his aides recognise Byrne as an ideological rival, they know it would require a lot of people to fall under a lot of buses before he was in position to challenge for the ultimate prize.