Starmer, Mandelson & HMT: why Gordon Brown has never been more relevant

<p>James Macintyre joins James Heale to discuss his new biography of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown:&nbsp;<em>Power With Purpose</em>.&nbsp;While the&nbsp;book has been years in the making, little did James know that it would end up published at the same time that its themes and subjects could never be more relevant.</p><br><p>James tells our deputy political editor about the relationship between Brown and Blair, what the Labour leader makes of Keir Starmer’s problems today and his reflections – with&nbsp;hindsight –&nbsp;about bringing the now-disgraced Peter Mandelson back into government in 2008.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Produced by Patrick Gibbons.</p><p>Become a <em>Spectator </em>subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/follow-your-podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/adfree</a> to find out more.</p><br><p>For more <em>Spectator</em> podcasts, go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/podcasts</a>.</p><br><p>Contact us: [email protected]</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>