A 2007 Dispatches programme entitled "Gordon Brown: Fit For Office?" reported that Brown felt betrayed after losing support from Peter Mandelson and other friends and that this lack of support, rather than any deal, made him decide not to run for the leadership.
英国第四台的调度2007年的一期节目被冠以“戈登·布朗：适合（任首相）吗？”的题目，声称布朗在失去了彼得·曼德尔森和其他朋友的支持后感到背叛，缺乏支持，而不是任何交易，使他决定不去做领袖。