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The Brexit Question Time’s audience backs up what our survey found: no regrets

Despite feeling that politicians have messed up, the leavers we heard from still think that Brexit has a future, say Anand Menon and Sophie Stowers of The UK in a Changing Europe

The Guardian - UK

Serpentine splashers to Hampstead’s Bobble Hat Brigade — meet London’s power swimming tribes

Cold water swimmers are swaggering and shivering around the capital, with distinct types gathering at each place. Robbie Smith has your guide to the venues, the people and the wet networking

Evening Standard

Tory ministers refuse to appear on Question Time Brexit special

TORY ministers have been accused of cowardice after it was revealed that no senior government representative will appear on a BBC Question Time…

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'Cowardly' Tory ministers refuse to appear on Question Time Brexit special

Alastair Campbell, who will be appearing on the flagship BBC politics show in Clacton-on-Sea, said it is "quite something" that the government won't be represented in front of an audience made entirely of Leave voters

Daily Mirror

Covid inquiry: George Osborne ‘completely rejects’ claims austerity weakened health and social care capacity – as it happened

Evidence submitted by former chancellor claims austerity had ‘positive’ effect on UK’s ability to withstand Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

For Tony Blair, Silvio Berlusconi was shrewd, capable and true to his word. For others, not so much

Blair has joined in the praise for Italy’s former prime minister, a man who was as sad as he was repulsive

The Guardian - UK

Top Labour politicians pay tribute to Glenda Jackson who has died aged 87

Senior figures from Keir Starmer's party recalled their time working with the double Oscar-winning actress, who had a successful second career as a respected parliamentarian

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Labour leader Keir Starmer: We won’t see talent like Glenda Jackson again

Famous faces from the world of politics and beyond have remembered the acting and political star.

Evening Standard

Piers Morgan: five things you might not know about the contentious broadcaster

The columnist and broadcaster Piers Morgan hacked into Alastair Campbell’s bank accounts in order to destabilise the then Labour government, Tony Blair’s former spin doctor claimed last week at the High Court.

The Week

Starting young on the politics of argument

Letters: John Sommer, Martin Cooper and Lyn A Dade respond to an article by Alastair Campbell on teaching politics in primary school

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re both romantic about what politics can be’: Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart on their double act

To judge by the huge success of their podcast The Rest Is Politics, the UK still has an appetite for political ideas and debate. But how do the Labour stalwart and the Tory maverick really get on?

The Guardian - UK

Quiz of The Week 21 - 27 May

The Conservative Party faced another raft of damaging headlines this week amid fresh scandals involving senior members of the party.

The Week

Teach primary kids 'arguing' to get them into politics, says Alastair Campbell

Tony Blair's former spin chief said children should be given a political education at a young age - and said state school pupils needed to learn to 'fight their corner' against their wealthier peers

Daily Mirror

Politics should be taught in primary schools, Alastair Campbell says

Former spin doctor tells Hay festival politics lessons for young children could be called ‘arguing’ or ‘big issues’

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The Week

The best politics podcasts of 2023: what the critics say

When it comes to British podcasting, politics seems to be king, said Patricia Nicol in The Sunday Times. Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart’s “The Rest is Politics” consistently tops the charts, and now has an interview offshoot show, “Leading”. “The News Agents” (with Lewis Goodall, Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel)…

The Independent UK

Alastair Campbell tells hacking trial he was targeted by private investigators

Trial over claims brought by Prince Harry and other high-profile figures against Mirror Group Newspapers continues

Evening Standard

Alistair Campbell tells Mirror hacking trial he was targeted by private investigators

Mirror Group Newspapers is contesting the claims over allegations its journalists were linked to voicemail interception, securing information through deception and hiring private investigators for unlawful activities

The Guardian - UK

Alastair Campbell tells high court Piers Morgan authorised reporters to hack into bank account

Former editor allegedly told reporter to obtain details of Campbell’s mortgage payments in 1999

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Manchester Evening News

"Very dangerous...": Tony Blair's spin doctor Alastair Campbell on Burnham, Brexit and losing the Red Wall

The former Number 10 Director of Communications discusses the North-South divide and whether Andy Burnham will remain Greater Manchester mayor

The Guardian - UK

Brexit blame game erupts again: how leaving EU came back to bite Tories

Carmakers’ criticisms and migration figures add to pressure on Rishi Sunak, who is not trusted by leavers

The Guardian - UK

By confronting the Brexit shambles, Labour can offer hope for the future

Letters: Readers respond to Alastair Campbell’s article about Labour, the Lib Dems and the prospects for rejoining the EU

The National (Scotland)

Senior SNP figures ranked among 'most influential' among the UK's left

Humza Yousaf and Stephen Flynn were the only SNP politicians on the list

The Independent UK

‘For god’s sake’: Alastair Campbell in angry Newsnight exchange with presenter over Brexit ‘lies’

Labour ex-press chief later apologised to host Victoria Derbyshire for his behaviour, which led to his being accused of being a “bully”

Irish Mirror

Explosive podcast claims Joe Biden said 'I hate the English' in behind-closed-doors rant

President Joe Biden's alleged 'snubbing' of King Charles III's coronation last week was discussed on a political podcast in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Lib Dems can win big by calling out the Brexit mess

We must never stop speaking up on the damage it is doing to Britain’s economy, society, culture and standing in the world, says Alastair Campbell, author of But What Can I Do?

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