The moment Alastair Campbell breaks down and can barely breathe under questioning on Iraq.
I’ve watched Alastair Campbell for years. The ultimate tough spin doctor. I’ve seen him rattled before — furious, arguing, on the attack — but this is different. I’ve never seen him like this. It’s surreal.
February 2010, The Andrew Marr Show. Marr presses him hard on Iraq:
“If beyond doubt was not established in the intelligence… does it then follow – yes or no – that the Prime Minister misled parliament?”
Campbell: “The Prime Minister didn’t mislead parliament.”
Marr again: “Even if the intelligence… does not confirm that assertion that it was beyond reasonable doubt?”
And then it happens.
Campbell stops. Completely.
He can barely breathe. Looks away. Struggles for air. Long, painful silence.
“Yes because… Look, as I said… I mean forgive me for this.”
I’ve never seen him fazed like this.
He finally continues, still visibly shaken, then has the shameless nerve to lecture about “truth”:
“I don’t think people are interested in the truth anymore, Andrew. I think you’re all interested in settling your scores and setting your own agenda.”
Marr then brings up the hundreds of thousands of dead.
Campbell’s response? Double down that Blair was a “totally honourable man” who never misled anyone.
The same man who helped sell the war sits there falling apart on live television… then has the gall to accuse everyone else of not caring about the truth.
@BigBadBraz I’m a Cov fan mate. I love watching your Vlogs on YT. I actually couldn’t do what you and others like you do because I couldn’t be arsed with arseholes like the one you encountered today. All I know is those I follow are great peeps and everyone of them get abuse from nomarks. 😏
The stupidity of some is ridiculous.
He's a top keeper and any fan having a pop is utterly ridiculous.
If fans are turning after one defeat against the premier league champions and champions league runners up wobble your head.
Stick with the team for goodness sake #PUSB
@switfc If they perform like this all season it makes my comment about teams I expect to be down there completely redundant. Fair play to them today they have battled for everything.
@KevinUnitt@CoventryCityFC This game won’t define our season. It is playing those we suspect will be fighting against relegation, Hull, Ipswich, teams like this. Next week is huge. Play Up Sky Blues.
@BWaddington A superb signing. I knew nothing about him when he signed for us but I could see immediately he was a player. One of our best signings. 👍🏻
@CarrickIN79 It’s a fantastic stadium Al. I love the history of it regardless of being a Cov fan. I feel the same about Hillsborough. I’m glad Regan has been to Hillsborough to take in the history of an old stadium. Spurs stadium is out of this world too. I went to see GNR there.
@MozClivePUSBchr I am rolling my eyes at all the idiots on social media demanding DK put his hand in his pocket a few weeks back. Just because players weren’t signed at that point it didn’t mean things weren’t being put in place behind the scenes. Well done Doug, he’s certainly having a go. 😳