He delved further: “Let me tell you this, if you go back over the last 11 elections in this country, from a Labour perspective, the result goes as follows, lost, lost, lost, lost, Blair, Blair, Blair, lost, lost, lost, lost. “Winning three elections is hard. Winning three elections means you’re doing an awful lot right, […]
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Eamonn Holmes snaps at Alastair Campbell in Cummings row: ‘Pot calling kettle black’
Another offered: “Loving Alistair Campbell #ThisMorning.” While a third said: “I agree Alistair. They are unfit for public office. But find me an MP who is…#ThisMorning.” According to gov.uk, as or 9am yesterday there have been 3,532,634 tests, with 73,726 tests being carried out on 24 May. 261,184 people have tested positive, and 36,914 have […]
‘It’s PC madness!’ GMB guest cuts off panelist in heated Alastair Stewart debate
GMB host Susanna Reid kicked off the debate by reading the quote Alastair used on Twitter to spark the row. Susanna said: “We should say that this was a quote from Measure for Measure: ‘The man, proud man, dressed in a little brief authority most ignorant of what he’s most assured. “His glassy essence like […]
Iain Duncan Smith hits out at ITN following Alastair Stewart exit ‘You deserve a chance’
Duncan Smith continued: “We had to report huge swathes of the stuff that went onto social media to the police – threatening, angry, death threats, threats. “I just take the view that by and large, Twitter is an abusive medium, and I don’t engage by that regard, but others do.” The 65-year-old then addressed Stewart’s […]
Jeremy Vine shuts down Alastair Campbell’s bashing of Boris – ‘We can talk about Blair!’
The former adviser to Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair claimed Boris Johnson had “politicised” the London Bridge terror attack by turning the incident into an election campaign issue. He said: “Boris Johnson knew exactly what he was doing. I was utterly disgusted by what he did. What he did was he said that because of […]
Alastair Campbell tells Piers Morgan to ‘just shut up’ as Brexit clash boils over
Tony Blair’s ex-spin doctor Alastair Campbell told TV presenter Piers Morgan to “just shut up” as the pair everyone loves to hate attempted to out-shout each other on live TV, clashing over the polarizing subject of Brexit. It was never going to be a sedate affair, but Campbell and Morgan didn’t hold back in displaying […]
Alastair Cook RETIRES: England opener and Ashes hero to quit international cricket
Alastair Cook RETIRES: England’s former captain will quit international cricket after the fifth Test (Image: GETTY) Cook captained England for four years, leading them to a famous Test series triumph in India within 12 months of his reign. The opener stepped down as captain of the Test team two years ago and will now hang […]
The Coronation: The Queen's one crucial ground rule for Alastair Bruce interview revealed
The BBC documentary will see Queen Elizabeth II reflect on her memories of the 1953 ceremony as well reminiscing about watching her father, George VI, being crowned when she was just 11-years-old. Ahead of tonight’s highly-anticipated hour-long conversation, royal commentator Bruce, 57, revealed the Queen’s sole ground-rule for the discussion. “Simply this: that you don’t […]
NICK COMPTON: How my old partner Alastair Cook dragged himself back into form
GETTY Nick Compton is Ladbrokes’ Ashes brand ambassador The Ashes may have gone but individual cricket careers are about far more than one series. And to watch Alastair Cook pull himself out of some serious depths in Melbourne has been nothing short of inspirational. It was disappointing that for all the talk about fast bouncy […]
Alastair Cook double hundred helps England save face in fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne
The opener started the day on 104 but ended it with a towering and unbeaten 244 as he led them to a 164-runs lead. And in doing so Cook helped himself to a host of new records. This second double century on Australian soil was the highest score by a visiting batsman eclipsing Viv Richards’ […]