Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the PM, has released the first tranche of the Mandelson Files to the Commons. In an exclusive, he tells The Mace that his political hero is Ernest Bevin and that he gets fired up by the D: Ream song: "Things Can Only Get Better"
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