Peter Mandelson’s involvement in Labour’s candidate selection process raises serious questions about the party’s 2024 parliamentary intake. Right, so We already knew candidates were being parachuted into safe seats based on loyalty to Keir Starmer. That wasn’t hidden, we saw it repeated across the country ad nauseum. What’s changed is that we now know who was strapping the parachutes on. Peter Mandelson was involved in deciding who could stand going into the 2024 General Election. And in light of everything else that’s come out about him, that detail lands very differently. We already knew selections were managed. What’s changed is that the person involved can no longer be defended, and that removes deniability for the entire intake. That matters because authority relies on everyone accepting the route to power. Once the route is compromised, loy ...