Mandelson's memoirs: Blair thought Brown was 'mad, bad and dangerous'

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In early 2005 when Blair finally went back on his promise not to lead Labour into the general election, Mandelson said Brown came to him to demand a final exit date. Blair is quoted as saying: "He's like something out of the mafiosi. He's aggressive, brutal ... there is no one to match Gordon for so