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In contrast to the United States, the deity is rarely invoked on the campaign trail or in political speeches. But a Muslim cabinet minister has become the latest member of Prime Minister David Cameron's government to urge the country to embrace its...
I had that glass of wine in 1999, it didnt do much either way to be honest with you When I had that glass of wine in 1999, it didnt do much either way to be honest with you. He said people needed to be honest about their relationship with drink and...
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Cambridge Jones and Alastair Campbell attend Hidden Gems Photography Gala Auction in support of Variety Club at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel on November 30, 2011 in London, England. View Photo »
It is hard enough for people with mental health problems to get into the labour market at the best of times ... These are not the best of times, so it is even harder. That is why we have to highlight the stigma and discrimination, and also the benefits to companies from being open-minded when seeing a m...
Campbell, one of the architects of New Labour, conceded his party might have got it wrong when it introduced all-day licensing in 2005 and he said David Cameron should now consider reversing the move. Instead of creating a new continental café culture...
In contrast to the United States, the deity is rarely invoked on the campaign trail or in political speeches. But a Muslim Cabinet minister has become the latest member of Prime Minister David Cameron's government to urge the country to embrace its...
A positive balance sheet is far from guaranteed, however. “I think it’s very risky money,” says Ed Victor, the London-based literary agent whose clients range from Keith Richards to Alastair Campbell and Frederick Forsyth. “But all advances at that...
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Tony Blair's former director of communication Alastair Campbell arrives to give evidence to The Leveson Inquiry at The Royal Courts of Justice on November 30, 2011 in London, England. The inquiry is being lead by Lord... View Photo »
Alastair Campbell said he was ‘shocked’ that someone had leaked it … after he gave it to three journalists. Shocking, shocking.
OK, so here goes with a bit of serious telly then. Question Time (BBC1, 10.35pm, Thursdays) used to be about elected politicians answering questions. Last week, we had just one elected politician on the panel – Tory Philip Hammond. There was a Dame –...
Rose Nixon, editor of Hello! "His energy and enthusiasm as a journalist and also as a husband, father and grandfather will never be forgotten. Rest in peace." Former Labour press chief Alastair Campbell tweeted: "In a profession of big characters, he...
Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) served as Director of Communications and Strategy for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2003. He began working with Tony Blair in 1994. Full Article
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Tony Blair's former director of communication Alastair Campbell arrives to give evidence to The Leveson Inquiry at The Royal Courts of Justice on November 30, 2011 in London, England. The inquiry is being lead by Lord Justice Leveson and is looking into...
View Photo »Alastair Campbell, the Director of communications to former Prime Minister Tony Blair, arrives at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in central London, November 30, 2011.
View Photo »Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former spin doctor, arrives at the High Court in London to give evidence to judge Brian Leveson's inquiry, which was established to examine media ethics and practices and recommend changes to Britain's system of media self-regulation, Wednesday Nov. 30,...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 05: Alastair Campbell watches Championship Boxing at Wembley Arena on November 5, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 14: Danie Roussow of Vodacom Bulls is tackled by Laurie Weeks and Alastair Campbell of the Melbourne Rebels during the Super Rugby Rd 13 match between Vodacom Bulls and Melbourne Rebels at Loftus Versfeld on May 14, 2011 in Pretoria, South Africa.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: (UK TABLOID Alastair Campbell attends the World premiere of From The Ashes at the Curzon Mayfair on May 10, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: (UK TABLOID L-R David Gower, Chris Tarrant, Ian Botham and Alastair Campbell attend the World premiere of From The Ashes at the Curzon Mayfair on May 10, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Tony Blair's former director of communication Alastair Campbell arrives to give evidence to The Leveson Inquiry at The Royal Courts of Justice on November 30, 2011 in London, England. The inquiry is being lead by Lord Justice Leveson and is looking into...
View Photo »It is hard enough for people with mental health problems to get into the labour market at the best of times ... These are not the best of times, so it is even harder. That is why we have to highlight the stigma and discrimination, and also the benefits to companies from being open-minded when seeing a m...
Alastair Campbell said he was ‘shocked’ that someone had leaked it … after he gave it to three journalists. Shocking, shocking.
They often involved details of where Cherie was going, the kind of thing routinely discussed on phones when planning visits, private, as well as public
Lord Justice Leveson was extremely concerned to hear that a copy of the evidence that Mr Alastair Campbell intended to provide to the inquiry was published on the Guido Fawkes website. The website asserts that this statement was obtained by legal means but Lord Justice Leveson will be enquiring further ...
I do not know if her (Caplin's) phone was hacked, or if Cherie's was, but knowing what we do now about hacking and the extent of it, I think it is at least possible this is how the stories got out
A political blogger has been summoned to appear before the Leveson Inquiry into press standards after supposedly confidential evidence emerged online. The Order-order website published a link to papers submitted to lawyers by former Downing Street communications chief Alastair Campbell.
During various periods of the time that we were in government, we were very, very concerned about how many stories about Cherie and Carole Caplin were getting out to different parts of the media
I have heard all sorts of stories as to how the information got out, but none of them strike me as credible
I had no idea how they were getting out. In relation to not just Carole, and not just Cherie, but all of us who were involved in the government at that time, all sorts of stuff got out. I did, at times, directly accuse Carole Caplin of tipping off newspapers about what she was up to. I have since apolog...
I do not know the stories he was pursuing, so cannot judge either whether a ‘normal’ journalist would have been unable properly to investigate
With Cherie Blair in particular, she was turning up at places and the press was finding out about it
We have a press that has just become frankly putrid in many of its elements
A very, very small number of people have completely changed the newspaper industry
As I recall it, at the time only a tiny number of people in Downing Street knew that she was pregnant
I think it is at least possible that this is how the stories got out
