Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Brown is not a bully - Mandelson Gordon Brown does not bully staff, Lord Mandelson has said, amid reports the PM was warned about his behaviour by the head of the civil service.The business secretary told the BBC Mr Brown was "demanding of people" and himself but "doesn't bully people". The Observer said Sir Gus O'Donnell was so alarmed he had investigated claims Mr Brown's temper frightened staff. Downing Street dismissed the "malicious allegations", the Cabinet Office denied Sir Gus had asked for an investigation. Claims of staff being intimidated by abusive outbursts from Mr Brown are made in extracts from a new book by Observer chief political commentator Andrew Rawnsley. 'Without foundation'In the newspaper there are details of incidents where its alleged Mr Brown grabbed staff by the lapels, shoved them aside and shouted at them. Number Ten sources say they have looked into the allegations and they are not true.[Read more...]