No, he's a baby elephant

Let’s get this straight right from the start. Charles Clarke is not a proud man. A proud man does not attempt to impose ID cards on the general public. A proud man does not allow the release of dangerous criminals to impose their lawlessness without considering them for deportation. A proud man does not allow the police force to have the power of summary judgement. None of these are the actions of the proud. They are the actions of the arrogant.

A proud man would have resigned. Being pushed and then refusing kindness (a new ministerial position should not have been offered) is more akin to tantrum than it is to anything else.