Peter Mandelson represents an old politics of elite privilege, spin and toxic factionalism taken to its most grotesque conclusion.
While working people faced the fallout of a financial crisis he helped manage, he was exchanging power and access with a convicted criminal. And then, despite all this, he was handed one of the most powerful diplomatic posts on the planet. This is an affront to all victims and survivors of sexual violence and exploitation.
This is a fundamental betrayal of the people we are meant to serve. It shows a party culture that too often rewards connections over character and factional loyalty over basic integrity. Our members feel this betrayal deeply. They joined Labour to transform the country, not to watch it succumb to the same old sickness.
That era must end now. It’s time for a clean break. We need a Labour Party led by its members, built on transparency, principle and radical change.
