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Letter: Old enemies

Tosimon
Tuesday 19 August 1997 23:02 BST
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Letter: Old enemies

Sir: John Prescott's remarks about Peter Mandelson ("Hope you claw your way on, Peter", 19 August) remind me of Ernie Bevin's retort when a colleague remarked of Mandelson's grandfather, Herbert Morrison, that Herbert was his own worst enemy - "Not while I'm alive, he ain't."

TOBY SIMON

Enfield

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