| Topic: | "His busy schedule of spending time on oligarch’s yachts" | |
| Posted by: | David Ainsworth | |
| Date/Time: | 10/09/25 21:18:00 |
| "at what point would anyone think that appointing someone that had to resign as a minister multiple times was a good idea?" Well, maybe quite a few in Starmer's Labour feel gratitude to Mandelson for his past "efforts":- "Peter Mandelson, the architect of New Labour, has said he is working every day to undermine Jeremy Corbyn, as Blairite peers stood up in the House of Lords to lambast their party’s leadership for backing Brexit. Mandelson, a former cabinet minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, told an event for the Jewish Chronicle that he was actively working to bring an end to Corbyn’s leadership. His comments will be inflammatory at a time when Labour MPs have toned down their public opposition to Corbyn, after his second leadership election by a huge margin in the autumn. Mandelson, who has made no secret of his antipathy to Corbyn’s leadership, told the newspaper’s editor, Stephen Pollard: “The problem with Jeremy is not that he is a sort of maniac – it’s not as though he is a nasty person. It’s that he literally has no idea in the 21st century how to conduct himself as a leader of a party putting itself forward in a democratic election to become the government of our country.” He added: “Why do you want to just walk away and pass the title deeds of this great party over to someone like Jeremy Corbyn? I don’t want to, I resent it, and I work every single day in some small way to bring forward the end of his tenure in office. “Something, however small it may be – an email, a phone call or a meeting I convene – every day I try to do something to save the Labour party from his leadership.” In response, a Labour source hit back at the peer, suggesting Mandelson was part of the establishment. “The idea of Jeremy Corbyn being prime minister and implementing policies that actually benefit the people terrifies the establishment, so it’s no surprise Peter Mandelson has found time in his busy schedule of spending time on oligarch’s yachts to attempt to undermine him,” the source said." (Gdn, 21/2/17) |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Peter Mandelson | 10/09/25 17:42:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Peter Mandelson | 10/09/25 19:18:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Peter Mandelson | 10/09/25 19:27:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Re:Re:Peter Mandelson | 10/09/25 19:42:00 | Ed Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Peter Mandelson | 10/09/25 20:40:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Peter Mandelson | 10/09/25 21:58:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Peter Mandelson | 10/09/25 23:03:00 | David Ainsworth |
| "His busy schedule of spending time on oligarch’s yachts" | 10/09/25 21:18:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Peter Mandelson | 11/09/25 11:41:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Peter Mandelson | 11/09/25 11:46:00 | Jane Carter |
| Re:Re:Peter Mandelson | 11/09/25 12:14:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Reply | 11/09/25 12:22:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 11/09/25 12:36:00 | Adam Tripp |
| Re:Re:Reply | 11/09/25 15:01:00 | Sue Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 11/09/25 17:38:00 | Ed Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 11/09/25 17:51:00 | Jane Carter |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 11/09/25 19:59:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 11/09/25 20:53:00 | Jane Carter |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 11/09/25 22:09:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 11/09/25 22:34:00 | Ed Robinson |