‘From Landslide to Dire Ratings’ – Alistair Campbell on Labour Leadership Chaos

Barry Gardiner, the Extirpator

Earlier this week, as No 10 fell into chaos, Barry Gardiner went on Newsnight. The veteran backbench Labour MP – who served in both Blair and Brown’s cabinets and on the shadow front bench under Miliband and Corbyn – was furious. “This government, from the beginning – in fact before it was a government – has cared more about extirpating the people who disagreed with it than they have about setting out a clear policy programme,” he said. “Every d…

‘From landslide to dire ratings’ – Alistair Campbell on Labour leadership chaos

We spoke to Tony Blair’s former communications chief Alastair Campbell and asked him if the prime minister needed to fire the person behind the briefing.

Barry Gardiner praised for no-nonsense Newsnight appearance amid Labour chaos

Barry Gardiner appeared on Newsnight amid chaos in the Labour Party following rumours of a leadership challenger to Keir Starmer.