Alastair Campbell

serve in a conservative party that did an electoral or coalition deal with Nigel Farage so why I'm a conservative I'm a pragmatist as I say I've um I have family backgrounds in both public service and in commerce and I think I understand and I'm not unique about this I understand the interrelationship between the two I don't put one on a pedestal above the other

public service, whether in the health service or the military, is not some higher calling to the people that wake up early, risk their own capital, invest their own time, work hard in order to turn a profit and employ people.

One's not better than the other.

Very new label.

It's a very...

Well, you did your best when you copied us.

So the bottom line is that interrelationship is really, really key.

I think the Conservatives understand that more than other political parties, point one.

Point two, do I want to be Mayor of London?

It's a fascinating job.

Obviously, I worked with Boris for eight years whilst he was Mayor of London.

You can get stuff done.

I was born and brought up in London.

My constituency is less than...

is an hour's commute from Liverpool Street Station.

When London does well, the country does well, and we can feel it in Braintree.

And when London does badly, we can feel it in Braintree.

And London is underperforming.

And I know there's lots of misinformation and disinformation.

But that is something that needs to be addressed.