Will Labour file a formal complaint about the pills question?

Peter Mandelson is taking on the BBC tonight. At the Progress rally he criticised Andrew Marr by name, condemning the ‘personal intrusiveness’ of the pills question and arguing that the presenter had nothing to base the question on. Lord M is on the Today programme tomorrow and you can expect him to keep it up. He knows the BBC put the question about Mr Brown’s mental state to No10 a fortnight ago and was given a flat denial. Guido Paul has put a lot of energy into this one, but there is no evidence for it. The problem for the BBC could become acute if someone chooses to complain and press the matter. It got into hot water over Charles Kennedy’s drinking I seem to recall.

For Labour this is ideal, though: Brighton is full of fightback and suddenly here’s the BBC offering itself for a kicking.