What does Mandelson really think about Ed Miliband

Third man paperback Coming up at 11am today we’ve got exclusive extracts from the “revealing new chapter” of Peter Mandelson’s “The Third Man“. The new chapter covers Ed Miliband’s victory, the impact of the new government, the AV campaign and more.

We’ve got the extracts that reveal:

– How Mandelson felt when Ed beat his brother to win the Labour leadership.

– Why he thinks Ed won.

– And what he thinks of Ed Miliband’s political outlook…

Find out what Peter Mandelson really thinks about Ed Miliband.

Read the extracts in full from 11am

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Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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