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The election marked the second time the pair have vied for this seat in Congress.

Mandelson talked about internal Labour divisions and the power struggle between Gordon Brown and Tony Blair as they vied for leadership of the party in the 1990s.

Ministers have vied with each other to get their proposals in.

On Saturday evening, a conference room was repurposed to host the De Niro Con’s trivia event, where more than a dozen participants vied for the top spot.

The movie also hints at the tension between Love and Dennis Wilson — “competitive cousins,” Jardine calls them — as the two vied to be seen as the Beach Boys’ resident heartthrob.