Among those focusing on what the PM knew about Peter Mandelson are many who themselves knew plenty and chose to ignore it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
He can encourage his allies to scare Labour MPs thinking of toppling him by urging them to contemplate the alternatives. Wes Streeting, longtime mentee of Peter Mandelson? Angela Rayner, driven out as deputy PM by financial scandal? Miliband, rejected by the voters more than a decade ago?
FTA:
Notice he doesn’t mention Burnham?