Darren Jones: “Devolution must mean devolution, not duplication”

I wish the new government every success. With Reform on the verge of imploding, an irrelevant Conservative Party and a tired SNP, there are big opportunities for Labour to push on.

But as I reflected on my hon. Friend’s speech (Ms Davies-Jones), it made me think: did I at best subconsciously treat Peter Mandelson differently because I believed him to have influence and power within the Labour party? I think the…

Did I consciously ignore the stories that followed Peter Mandelson, or indeed know about many of them, from many, many years ago? I do not think that I did. Did I ever ignore warnings that were put to me about Peter Mandelson? I did not…

It doesn't fill you with confidence.