Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell seen on the left

Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) was the Director of Communications and Strategy for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Tony Blair) between 1997 and 2003.

He used to work for the Daily Mirror as their politics reporter, and was an alcoholic. Then he had a breakdown, gave up drinking, and started working for Tony Blair in 1994. He was seen as one of the main spin doctors in the Labour Party. He eventually resigned over the 45 minute claim in the dossier prepared over the Iraq War, after the Hutton report had come out and Dr. David Kelly was dead.

He currently works as a broadcaster, journalist and spokesman for Leukaemia Research. He is said to be re-joining the Labour campaign team for the 2010 election. He is an atheist.

Alastair Campbell Media

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  Campbell lecturing at the LSE series 'From Kennedy to Blair,' 7 July 2003

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  Campbell with cricketers Ian Botham, Bob Willis and David Gower, and politician James Erskine

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  Alastair Campbell speaking at an anti-Brexit rally in Parliament Square, London on 25 March 2017