Intervention from key architect of original Labour comes as Chuka Umunna and Tristram Hunt signal interest in running for party leadership,with Liz Kendall first to clearly declare intention
A battle for the soul of the Labour party was in full swing on Sunday as Peter Mandelson tore into what he called the “terrible” mistakes of Ed Miliband’s leadership, which produced the party’s worst election result since 1987.
Tony Blair had warned that Labour could recover only whether it reoccupied the centre ground of British politics and his close ally Lord Mandelson said that Labour needed once again to champion the aspirational classes.
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Source: theguardian.com