David Blackburn

By marginalising Mandelson, Labour has put itself in a half-Nelson

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The Dark Lord’s grip is weakening. Lord Mandelson’s waning status dominated headlines in the prelude to Christmas, and today the Telegraph reports that Harriet Harman, and not Mandelson, will lead Labour’s election battle.

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