The energy secretary is slightly to the left of his brother, David, the foreign secretary, and well to the left of Blairites such as Lord Mandelson, the first secretary of state.

• 与其兄外交大臣大卫相比，该能源大臣思想较为左派，而与第一国务大臣曼德尔森勋爵等布莱尔派人士相比，他就是相当的左派了。