Fighters and Quitters by Theo Barclay

Author:Theo Barclay [Theo Barclay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781785903540
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Published: 2018-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

PETER MANDELSON TO TONY BLAIR

Dear Tony,

I can scarcely believe I am writing this letter to you. As well as being one of my closest friends you are a close colleague whose leadership and political qualities I value beyond all others.

As you have, I have reflected overnight on the situation concerning the loan I took from Geoffrey Robinson and I have decided to resign from the Government.

As I said publicly yesterday, I do not believe that I have done anything wrong or improper. But I should not, with all candour, have entered into the arrangement. I should, having done so, told you and other colleagues whose advice I value. And I should have told my permanent secretary on learning of the inquiry into Geoffrey Robinson, although I had entirely stood aside from this.

I am sorry about this situation. But we came to power promising to uphold the highest possible standards in public life. We have not just to do so, but we must be seen to do so.

Therefore with huge regret I wish to resign. I am very proud of the role I played in helping you and previous leaders of the Labour Party to make our party electable and to win our historic victory last May.

I am proud of the trust you placed in me both at the Cabinet Office and at the DTI. In just 18 months you have helped to transform this country and the government has made huge progress delivering on our manifesto and its programme of modernisation.

I will always be a loyal Labour man and I am not prepared to see the party and the government suffer the kind of attack this issue has provoked.

You can be assured, of course, of my continuing friendship and total loyalty.

Yours ever,

Peter

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