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Alistair Campbell

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565 total appearances

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The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

Yeah.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

and had honest conversations about what was going on, I think he might have reached the conclusion that said, because in the end, yes, he's the mayor of Manchester, but he is also a Labour politician.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

And he's a Labour politician who was, with mistakes on both sides, has created a total mess.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

He's actually made Labour's defeat more likely.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

in a by-election where he knows that at the end of that, Keir Starmer gets more of the blame.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

I don't know whether we should get Ben Wallace or David Gork to play.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

I don't know who we'd do on the podcast.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

No.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

So he did the one to Trump basically saying, you know, I've served five tours in Afghanistan.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

Kindly, please don't insult our comrades who died serving in Afghanistan.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

The next day, he did a video where he basically said, I've just been for a two hour run with a 15 kilogram machine.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

backpack.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

He's a bit like you.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

And he looked, just wasn't even out of breath.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

I will never forget their courage, their bravery.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

and the sacrifice that they made for their country.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

And so I consider President Trump's remarks to be insulting and frankly appalling.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

Where I'm going to side with you a bit, I'm going to give you a quote from Abraham Lincoln, who, as you know, is one of my sort of political heroes.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

There's three degrees.

The Rest Is Politics
494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout

God, yeah.