MandelBrown

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MandelBrown

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Peter Mandelson / Gordon Brown
Names ManndelBrown, The Other NuLabOTP
Description From BFFs to hated rivals and back again

It’s impossible to hate someone that much unless you also love them~ Former Downing Street Official[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Pre-1994[edit | edit source]

  • Gordon was a cool MP and Peter wanted to be around him 24/7 (also Peter was kind awkward and Gordon was the big hitter in the Labour Party)
  • Real close, helped form New Labour with Tony et al

1994 Leadership Election[edit | edit source]

  • Initially Peter in favour of Gordon because Gordon was the big star in the party
  • Depending on interpretation either a. Peter stabbed Gordon in the back and went to back Blair out of spite (Gordon's view), b. Peter only backed Tony at the last minute when the rest of the Party had basically already chosen him (Peter's view), c. Tony bullied him into changing side (see: that quote about Tony and Peter in the corridor?) d. Parts of all of the above
  • THAT NOTE HE SENT GORDON
  • Gordon agrees (to Tony) to stand aside and never, ever forgives Peter

Under Prime Minister Tony[edit | edit source]

  • They HATE each other. A lot.
  • Gordon worried that Peter's spreading gay rumours about him?
  • 10p for a phone call/here's 20p call them both
  • Peter thinks that Gordon is in part to blame for him being kicked out of government twice (perhaps he leaked some things to the press? I think it was in the Rawnsley book)
  • Peter eventually fucks off to Europe and Gordon ignores him

Gordon's Government[edit | edit source]

  • Gordon becomes PM while Peter is still in the EU
  • Peter does that bitchy interview where he says that it must suck for Gordon because as he's in the EU Gordon can't sack him - Peter also decides not to stand for another term so that Gordon can't veto his appointment
  • Peter publishes something? A paper? Or gives a speech? Can't remember details, but yeah. Gordon sees it and thinks there's some good stuff in it so he calls Peter up to be all like "Hey, tell me about this thing!" and they get talking again. eventually it becomes a normal, weekly thing.
  • Gordon even goes to see Peter in the EU and they take forever to have a meeting that should have been like 20 minutes "It was a good 20 minutes; it lasted over an hour"

Lord Mandelson[edit | edit source]

  • Gordon brings Peter back into government in October 2008 by making him a Lord
  • Peter is shocked but very pleased
  • From then on they'er at each other's side basically all the time
  • Peter is the only one to tell Gordon to STFU and he actually listens
  • 2010 general election and aftermath - Peter being the one to help Gordon with coalition negotiations, helping him plan his exit, etc

Retirement[edit | edit source]

  • Both have their own things going on
  • It's all pretty chill

Support[edit | edit source]

"I love you but I can destroy you"

"Has he ever hit you?" "History records that we had our moments, but I would like to think that I took my medicine like a man"

Fanon[edit | edit source]

In the Media/In Culture[edit | edit source]

  • Coalition and Gatiss shipping it
  • Andrew Rawnsley

The Meme[edit | edit source]

LOTS of Angst-fic as well as some post-government schmoop

AUs[edit | edit source]

If they have fanon in any of the AUs, write a blurb.

RP, Fabinet, etc[edit | edit source]

If they're together in the RPs, discuss it here.

References[edit | edit source]