A morning of Mandelson and Miliband

The Telegraph’s interview with Peter Mandelson and The Guardian’s with David Miliband are setting the news agenda this morning. Mandelson tells the Telegraph that he expects there will be another attempt to topple Brown from a “small group who keep coming back”. While Miliband admits he considered resigning on Thursday night.

Both push the message that the economy might come out of recession far sooner than anyone expected. Clearly this is what Labour strategists believes might rebuild the party’s reputation. But it is hard to see how they can brag about their economic record ithout seeming out of touch with a population who are still worried about rising unemployment. Aside from this line on the economy, there is little domestic policy message in either interview.

The Guardian reports that Miliband now considers himself “virtually unsackable” which gives him considerable freedom.