Mandelson told former aide "Brown can't win next election"

[D-Angle]

Just on Sky News now, in the News of the World tomorrow apparently.

[odyssey2200]

we all knew that anyway

[Skywalker]

So...Lord Peter (should that be Goat Peter?) gets into the position of Lord High Nonny Nonny and then starts to take the Son o' the Manse up the garden path.

[Jasandjules]

Handy in tell the truth shock?

[thinfourth2]

Who was it?

The junior minister in stating the bloody obvious

[mikechandler]

You do have to wonder why Mandelson backed GB on Friday... what is he looking to achieve from this crisis?

[The Hypno-Toad]

mikechandler said:

You do have to wonder why Mandelson backed GB on Friday... what is he looking to achieve from this crisis?

The same thing that Mandy is always trying to achieve <dons tinfoil helmet> More power and money for him & his mates in the Bilderburg Group... <pulls tinfoil helmet down and slinks from the room >

[Zod]

this is why, like Cameron, I want to see Brown stay until the election. His presence will result in Labour being utterly routed and I want to see him broken. I think I'll go to Downing Street the morning after the election to see him go and to laugh at him.

[bluetone]

mikechandler said:

You do have to wonder why Mandelson backed GB on Friday... what is he looking to achieve from this crisis?

I reckon he's been eying the top job for quite some time; he's a canny bugger, don't underestimate his ambition or deviousness.

[mikechandler]

bluetone said:

mikechandler said:

You do have to wonder why Mandelson backed GB on Friday... what is he looking to achieve from this crisis?

I reckon he's been eying the top job for quite some time; he's a canny bugger, don't underestimate his ambition or deviousness.

But he would never have enough support from the Party to challenge for the top job? He couldn't enter any leadership contest anyway could he given he is not an MP?

[glazbagun]

mikechandler said:

bluetone said:

mikechandler said:

You do have to wonder why Mandelson backed GB on Friday... what is he looking to achieve from this crisis?

I reckon he's been eying the top job for quite some time; he's a canny bugger, don't underestimate his ambition or deviousness.

But he would never have enough support from the Party to challenge for the top job? He couldn't enter any leadership contest anyway could he given he is not an MP?

Even if he got the job- what would he do with it? He'd be like William Hague in 98.