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Alastair Campbell

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406 total appearances

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The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

You could get a decent striker for that in Championship.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

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The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

It's your door in the draw.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

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The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

Well, if you haven't seen my speech on behalf of Keir Starmer about the BBC, which we did when we were on tour, I strongly recommend it.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

And how's your campaign for becoming director general?

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

How's that going?

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

I think as an on startup, I've got to tell you, Rory, yesterday I watched some of the evidence of the DCMS committee of the BBC executives, but I found it very, very frustrating on many levels.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

So I gave up.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

And while I was then, went off and do something else.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

And I started to get these messages saying, they're talking about you at the DCMS committee.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

I thought, oh, great.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

Somebody's decided they should throw my head, my name into the ring.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

But in fact, what it was, was Robbie Gibb,

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

Theresa May's former communications director was being asked how he thought the Conservative Party would react if Keir Starmer appointed Alastair Campbell to the board of the BBC.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

And Robbie Gibbs' reply was a bit of a sort of faux humility at the start.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

He said, well, I don't think I was as good at my job as Alastair was at his.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

And in any event, I'd worked for the BBC for a very, very long time.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

But it's a good question.

The Rest Is Politics
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)

I've actually had, since saying half in jest on tour that I'd like to be the director general...