Blog posts tagged "Peter Mandelson"

July 13, 2010 10:50 am 7 Comments

Gary Gibbon blogs on the memoirs of Peter Mandelson.

April 29, 2010 3:34 pm 2 Comments

Gordon Brown's team is saying tonight's final TV debate is not the last moment to switch voters.

April 15, 2010 2:37 pm 3 Comments

Gary Gibbon is at the seaside ahead of tonight's Leaders TV debate in Manchester

January 7, 2010 7:59 pm 4 Comments

The Prime Minister was all smiles with Peter Mandelson at the London launch of the economic growth strategy, this afternoon. But yesterday, after a phone call around 8am, the two didn’t speak again. All day. Wasn’t Peter Mandelson meant to be the key strategist, right-hand man, Deputy Prime Minister in all but name? Yesterday morning’s [...]

January 6, 2010 10:21 am 6 Comments

Channel 4 News political correspondent Gary Gibbon reveals how Lord Mandelson is showing unity with his labour colleagues with a general election imminent.

November 24, 2009 9:57 am No Comments

Peter Mandelson's piece in the Financial Times today is a veiled warning to EU Commission boss Manuel Barroso.

September 29, 2009 1:30 pm No Comments

Peter Mandelson’s speech was all the talk of the fringe last night. l interviewed him at a fringe meeting this morning and he insisted he didn’t do “pantomime”. I resisted the inclination to say “OH YES YOU DO!” One Cabinet minister last night said the speech was a “Gaddafi-like” indulgence. A couple of others I’ve [...]

September 28, 2009 3:01 pm No Comments

The hall is nearly full for Peter Mandelson's speech.

September 14, 2009 9:21 am No Comments

Kenneth Clarke talks about cuts, while Peter Mandelson talks about "deficit reduction", on the Today programme.

July 27, 2009 6:14 pm No Comments

Peter Mandelson’s first speech on the universities since they were swallowed up by his department makes it clear that he expects the tuition fees cap to move up or be dumped altogether. It’s in a sentence about accessibility and making sure universities maintain access for the poorest, but it is there nonetheless. It comes just [...]