Labour plotters hope to get Lord Mandelson back into the House of Commons so that he can fight a party leadership contest, it emerged yesterday.
Allies of Tony Blair believe that a proposed change in the law to allow life peers to quit can be speeded through within months, enabling Lord Mandelson to leave the House of Lords and stand for election as an MP.
That would make it a realistic possibility for him to stand for leader if Mr Brown was ousted or stepped down following a Labour defeat.
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