Lord Mandelson said Sir Keir has saved his party from an “almost certain near-death experience” following the leadership of hard Left leader Jeremy Corbyn.
But as Sir Keir prepares to mark three years in charge of his party tomorrow, the former New Labour minister conceded he may have over-promised to Left wingers during his successful 2020 leadership campaign.
Lord Mandelson, right, told LBC: “What we need to do to turn the country around will take more than one term for a Labour government. He [Sir Keir] is heading for a 10-year programme and I think he is right to spell that out.”
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