The EU’s trade commissioner Peter Mandelson may be offered a second term once his four-year stint comes to an end.

“Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, has asked Peter Mandelson if he would like to continue as Britain’s European Union trade commissioner when his term expires next year, according to officials in Brussels, in a sign that an enduring feud in the country’s politics is coming to an end.”

Bruno Waterfield foresees the creation of a “dream team” in Brussels, with Blair as president and Mandelson as trade commissioner.

Dream?