"I'm sorry Theresa May, you have had it" Alastair Campbell - BBC News
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- Former Labour Director of Communications Alastair Campbell on general elections, Brexit, DUP and Theresa May.
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I find myself in the horrifying position of agreeing with Alistair Campbell
Yes, and now I feel very dirty :|
Ali C amen
David Kelly (weapons expert) was in such a horrifying position
Patrick Norman Yes, likewise!
Me too for a change
"she needs help from above" lmao
Perfect lol
I thought he didn't do God.
God Isn’t a Tory.😂
Well said Alistair.
That interviewer is terrible. So much what-aboutism. An utter ignorance over the seriousness of the situation in Northern Ireland. Attempts to be impartial turning into aggressive bias.
Tams80 What is a devil's advocate?
I am no understand
Tams80 this just shows me that what i already new that most of the people in england couldnt give a fuck about the people in the north of ireland
nathyq of course they don't!
nathyq I think most people in England are led to believe that Ireland and N Ireland problems were more or less resolved in the 90s. With Trump, Brexit and the election, recent news of the problems got shuffled out of people's view.
It's not that people in England don't care, we just didn't realise something was going on that we should be caring about.
Tams80 please tell me how serious is about social and political problems in northern Ireland? Thank
Really not a fan of Alastair Campbell, but I think he's pretty spot on
bagariddum the blairites are the reason labour hasn't been able to win.the north realised it was like voting Tory so stopped voting as did the scots.
Killing off the blairites will save labour
He is pushing his own anti democratic agenda.
Prefer Campbell to Blair in every interview I've seen thus far
ALWAYS be suspicious of Alistair Campbell. He has no credibility throwing a tantrum over anyone running this country, he's the spindoctor of death. And if you ask me, he's stirring here. He's emotively oversensationalizing about a Tory deal with the DUP when it warrants no more than a modest word of caution. Scare the people and license the unnecessary outrage. FC.
Not true. The deal with the DUP effectively contravenes the Good Friday Agreement. If the DUP are in the UK government how can the UK government be impartial on disputes in Stormont (the Northern Ireland assembly). The government in the Irish Republic has already kicked off about this. If the 2 decades long peace and reconciliation process breaks down and we have a return to the troubles will this squalid attempt to keep control of power have been worth it? Honestly, that's what's at stake. Brexit was always going to be a disaster for Northern Ireland and the peace there. That fact alone should have pushed made the politicians very wary about holding a referendum on the EU... but no they just wanted to shut parts of their own party up.
completely correct about northern Ireland
thatoriordanlad completely agree!
So British governments have to allow Sinn Fein always in power sharing for all time?
They have to allow whoever the people vote for democratically in elections to the Northern Ireland assembly. That's how democracy works. Both sides have been sponsors of violence, so in order to stop further violence the Good Friday Agreement makes the 2 governments the arbiters of any disputes - so that they don't spill out into violent confrontation. That's why the DUP can't be in the UK government, and why May is "playing with fire". It's disgusting.
Yorick Jenkins yes, like the other commenter stated, power needs to be constantly shared in northern Ireland which is why they introduced the STV voting system in NI which always results in a coalition so if they get in bed with the Tories in the UK it would throw NI into a constitutional crisis. This is why we need a codified constitution!
What are you on about? No-one's talking about extreme socialism. Are you just reacting to someone's name and avatar? Try and add something to the discussion about power sharing in NI or please just trot on.
The real winners here are Lord Buckethead and Elmo.
R B lol!!
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Some people call me lord buckethead after sinking a milky 3 litre
+gsxr 1000 wtf
having grown up in Northern Ireland I can state for a fact that the DUP won't be acting in the intrests of everyone in Northern Ireland, they never have and they NEVER EVER will.
Having grown up in Southern Ireland I can state for a fact that the DIY won't be acting in the in the interest of anyone in Ireland, never did, Do It Yerselfs
David Withers exactly my thoughts. They don't give a shit about anyone except for old white straight protestant men.
David Withers
The DUP don't act in the interests of anyone but fundamentalists. They are opposed by just about every political party in the mainland and they are not very liked in Northern Ireland.
A coalition with the DUP is a catastrophe for just about everyone.
WinnerorNot8 they're both as bad as each other. the DUP have close links with Loyalist paramilitaries (murderers, drug dealers and thugs) so let's not pretend they're not involved in facilitating violence in Northen Ireland.
You can equally say Sinn Féin look for republican intrests thankfully the party also seem to have embraced progressive politics which is something the DUP apparently find impossible, that's what's finally going to destroy the DUP in a few decades when their traditional voting base have died out.
MLA's DUP 28 Sinn Féin 27 of 98 (I think )
MPs DUP 10 Sinn Fein 07 of 650 (I think)
Well said Campbell, not a fan but what he says certainly resonates and makes sense
Makes some good points even though I can't stand the man.
you get what you hate
Yes up to a point but he has the talent of speaking with such self asurance that one might think his arguments are fair when they are not
Fair has nothing to do with politics.
Yeah of course, but he's completely right about Northern Ireland. He does downplay labour success a bit though which is annoying, of course labour didn't win but Jeremy has done way better than anyone, least of all him, expected.
Madeleine MacKeith Most annoying thing is that maybe if Campbell had backed Uncle Jezza along with other doubters, maybe Corbyn would have won
UK is not becoming a joke, it´s already a joke!
Ronno Ron lol ok then
corbins popularity is the biggest joke on stage
Ronno Ron don't worry mate the U.S. is in the same boat so you're not alone
Ronno Ron at least it's not as bad as America
Donald Trump makes America great again!
UK is his slave for doing that.
Interviewer: "pictures of Theresa May going into church this morning"
Alistair: "well she needs help from above"
DAMN SON BUT YOU ARE RIGHT.
Lara Anderson
Helo Lara Anderson how are you
THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO CHANGE!!! don't divide us by our postcodes!!!!!!!!!!
It would of changed pal if people had of took notice of the only real change that would of made everyone better off for the better the system that is coming all around the world and the future anyway the system that is for EVERYONE not just the FEW or the MANY.....the system called BASIC INCOME and most people just completely overlooked it while the ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT MACHINES carry on raking over masses of your jobs.
I'm not an expert on UK's parliament system, but if she got her ass kicked in this vote then why is she still running around saying dumb shit like banning encryption and trying to censor the internet? Cant yall throw her ass out? Her party doesn't hold a majority anymore right? Pardon my ignorance on how your system works. Good luck guys!
Seth Adams she has more seats so she gets to work with an Irish party to form a coalition and bump up their seats so they remain in power. Because they have more seats they can get the first pick if ya get me
Seth Adams sort of like the Celtics getting the first pick in the nba draft. They're also in power because the party with the second most seats still won't have a majority no matter who they have a coalition with
she isn't making a coalition. She's making a "minority" government with DUP's support as they have 10 seats. She can't have a coalition with them as that goes against the good friday agreement.
Basically, her party is still the largest party, but it isn't large enough to form a proper government. In order to attempt this she has allied herself with the DUP, an Irish party who are anti-women's rights, anti-abortion, anti-LGBT rights, creationists who think God created the world a few thousand years ago, and former terrorist extremists. Labour are calling for her to resign, Lib Dems are calling for her to resign, her own party the Tories are calling for her to resign, there's an online petition with over a million signatures calling for her to resign. She called this pointless election to gain a larger majority to go into Brexit but all she did was fuck everything up, lose her majority, lose a lot of her influence and power to Labour and is flaunting around like it's still a victory, when she left the election with less strength than before it, so she technically lost. She's completely deluded and thinks she's right for this country when both times she was put in power, she wasn't elected. It's on the brink of becoming a dictatorship now, with the extreme policies she plans. The only possible option to solve this, and Jeremy Corbyn and Labour are planning is, is to carefully get her to resign. The way this can be achieved is by a vote of no confidence. The DUP cannot vote on English laws due to an agreement that was made years and years ago during the Troubles, therefore when it comes to May's policies, they have no authority and she is in a minority (that rhymed, eyyy) so her policies can be voted out. If it becomes clear that her party has no actual power, and that her policies can just be voted out like that, there'll be a vote of no confidence, she'll be left with little choice but to resign, and a second election will be called for late 2017, which in my opinion, Labour has a good chance of winning, because the young vote is larger than it ever was before, and we know that the political system at the moment has failed, and we want to try and change that by voting for hope, instead of further conflict and war. Whether this will happen is unknown, because we're dealing with a crazy, deluded and power-hungry woman who is insane enough to think she won the election
Sorry if that went on for too long, but hopefully it explains it well
Clever69 Thanks for the explanation
"Well she needs help from above, I'll tell ya that"
I love British politics.
"She needs help from above". Brilliant.
Maybe JC could help her: think about it
"And You People, (Mainstream Media), Stop Talking About The Trivia On This, Get Into The REAL STUFF!" Says Alastair Campbell. ~ I Completely Agree With His View!! ~ I Am Fed Up, Of The Crappy Questions, And Avoidance Of The Crimes Being Committed, On A Consistent Basis, By The Conservatives!!
How many more petitions will it take to remove the licence fee a shutter the BBC? Stop paying the licence fee people it's a sad antiquated unnecessary tax
Alastair Campbell just wrecked this interview 😂😂😂
I would like to comment on the point i didn't agree with here Alistair. Yes Labour did not win, it saw a massive swing and the highest turnout of young people in a generation however he has had to fight TWO leadership contests TWO!! If those lousy Labour MPs had got behind him from the start considering his huge majority and mandate, i could almost guarantee Labour would have won a majority!!!
The interviewer simply just did not understand the current politics. You must know more if you are going to interview about how the country runs otherwise what's the point, also the interviewer should learn to stop interrupting someone answering the questions put to them.
alistair campbell is hardly in a position to be accusing someone else of 'playing with fire'... iraq war anyone?
what makes you think im a 'corbynista'? ive never voted labour in my life, let alone recently.
Gruxxan The Hutton enquiry exonerated Alastair Campbell from 'sexing up' the dossier that was used to support the case for the Iraq war....and before you respond by saying the enquiry was a whitewash, it DID criticise Tony Blair.
criticize? they should both have been put on trial at the hague.
What was the will of the people regarding, 1) the Single Market, 2) the Customs Union, 3) the European Free Trade Area, 4) Freedom of Movement, 5) Passporting right for financial services in the City ??? All of these things will be wiped out by a Hard Brexit. The economics of it will be catastrophic. That's fine. I don't actually care, but then when we have 30 or 40% unemployment and raise the retirement age to 80 and start making people pay for basic health services and have record home repossessions and thousands of families living on the streets... should we ask the people what their will is then??? Or should we just carry on regardless because we asked them once last summer and they voted for a fantasy about money for the NHS. Of course the slender victory meant that whatever Nigel Farage and the Daily Mail deem an appropriately hard Brexit is the will of the people...? We've become a joke country and we're going to become a very much poorer joke country. Will of the people though, eh!
Straight talking from Campbell, he has gone up in my opinion watching this. At the time I hated the Blair government, but it doesn't seem so bad now compared to this shambles.
Is he really lecturing us on how unelected people working for the government shouldn't bully the civil service? Really!!!
Can't believe I'm saying this, but for the first time ever I agree with everything that Alastair Campbell said.
Campbell:'Can I make just one point. The Labour Party has not won.'
It almost certainly would have won if you and the other Blairites had not relentlessly attacked Corbyn in the since he was elected leader.
William King people are allowed to criticise their leader, Corbyns not a dictator nor a tyrant.
I'm not a big fan of Corbyn but his current approach by ignoring the past to unite the factions of Labour to try and win the next election is smart and while I don't like him, I'm happy for him to stay as the leader.
We should do the same, we still have issues with Corbyn and his cabinet, you have issues with us.
Let's win the ability to form a government now and then sort our shit out
If the Tories had not put out the most poisonous manifesto in living memory at least, then it is quite likely they would have won easily. Look at the polls, the Tory vote collapsed as soon as it was published. Most Tory MPs didn't even campaign on the manifesto, they tried to campaign on local and personal vote issues and distance themselves from the manifesto that they were not even consulted about. May will last as long as the initial Brexit negotiations are over, many in the party want her to go now, but that would almost certainly mean a new election. If that is forced by the Tories they will lose, but if it is forced by Labour there is a good chance they will lose, the public does not like being asked to vote too often and blame the party they see as forcing it on them. The Tories will wait to see if Labour forces the issue on a matter where the DUP will not vote Tory, and only then get rid of her.
Yes, this wretched, treacherous man worked to destroy Corbyn and undermined his efforts for a year. "Stupid referendum"? Thanks a lot! The election which was stupid was the conspirators' against Corbyn focing a second leadership election, that was the stupid election.
I can not remember the last time someone doing an interview has been huffing and puffing so much, like a spoilt child who must be heard! am not in the least bit surprised she is working for the BBC 😝.
"The British public has said, 'as things stand, we don't want either of you' ".
Campbell could be a bit more generous about Corbyn. Campbell was wrong.
Corbyn, himself, did not add to all Labour's party infighting, Cambell did, as did many others from Blairs government. Followers of Corbyn may have retalliated, Corbyn himself has always called for cross party union.
Ah Alastair "Weapons of mass destruction" Campbell, a true man of the people.
WOW.
How does he know what a PM can and can't do ?. the closest he ever got was tb and was never sober long enough to take it in.
Not a Marxist myself here but I think That Jeremy won because he showed integrity and persevered . Basically he was strong and stable.
inside he is very sad about Corbyn 's success.
The point about how can the government continue to be a mediator when they are going into coalition with one of the parties is spot on!
She's never been the same after running the fields of wheat. that shit changes a person.
Lord Buckethead is the answer.
If the alternative is Boris as PM, I hope May governs until she is 100.
Indeed, with hindsight, May was clearly far better than Johnson. She had some professionalism and integrity at least, and a sense of duty.
Always funny to rewatch these videos and reading comments from the past while thinking: ‘You’ve got no idea what came next’ 🙂
Think you saw the worst with Theresa May? Try Boris Johnson! Think it can’t get worse? Try Liz Truss!
politics is a good idea, but in practise its a disgrace
I feel like I'm watching The Thick of It.
Compare the last day of campaigns for Corbyn and May; Corbyn focuses on the people of this country, May is still arrogantly ridiculing him to her activists.
War Criminal
I wonder if he said something similar to David Kelly?
Why does the interviewer assume that Politicians have principles?
Who on earth is this disabled, demented and extremely clueless interviewer?
"when things don't go according to plan" Oh you mean like selling the invasion of Iraq? i hope this despot gets his comeuppance.........
Hydrocarbonman147 separate issue. Listen to what he's saying
Hydrocarbonman147 ffs change the dam record will you?!!! I'm sick of people like you who bang on about Iraq every time Blair or Campbell talk about anything!! Try LISTENING to what he's saying! He's talking about a completely different subject so stop going on about the bloody past! It's irrelevant to this video!!!
Dommi Davros: No use crying over spilt milk, right? When you're talking about the monumental f*ck up perpetrated by Tony Blair and his cronies including his spin doctor propagandist, Campbell, it's a bit different. That spilt milk may have dried up but it's still stinking up the house.
To say the Iraq invasion didn't go according to plan is an understatement. Instead of a stable country that would've acted as a beacon to spread democracy in the region as planned, you can argue that the instability and sectarian violence in Iraq has directly contributed to the wider instability in the middle-east which has in turn led to the migrant crisis. A migrant crisis the scale of which hasn't been seen since World War 2. You can argue that the migrant crisis affected the vote for Brexit leading to Teresa May taking power who then called an election to obtain a mandate for Brexit negotiations......so here we are.
Why should anybody let c*nts like Campbell or Tony Blair off the hook when you can still draw a line back to the actions they took nearly 15 years ago to what's happening today?
@ Dommi Davros. Dodgy politicians carry out dirty acts in the hope that our memories will be short. It is most unfortunate that you think this man should receive any attention. I can barely bring myself to listen to anything this man has got to say, leave alone Tony Blair. The Iraq War remains revelant because people's children died. Lest ye forget, there are children growing up without father or a mother because of that war. Blair, Campbell and any other architects of that war need to stand trial end of.
Why isn't he in prison????
She called for a landslide and got buried in an avalanche.......she is now weak and unable. The night of the long knives beckons..........
It is not a rejection of hard brexit.
Theresa just ran the campaign awfully, and paid the price.
OreRound PvP
She did it on purpose! The EU project is far more important to some people than who is in power in the UK.Brexit has been scuppered.Well the Brexit we voted for last June !
OreRound PvP both really
may is a remainer, femenist, leftist.... how can you seriously expect this women to do well?
if there was a brexiteer in power during the election... it would of been a landslide for cons.
Im sorry Alastair Campbell, but you have also had it.
I have talked to a lot of people about the election, people in the street, people in pubs and very very few of them even mentioned Brexit. This election was about Austerity, stagnant wages, The NHS and the Conseravtives dis-connect and vilification of the working classes.
Finally someone who doesn't take this shit from interviewers.
Nothing is truth, it's all just 'politics'. This guy is a war criminal basically, and now he's changing his colours. God I am tired of this game.
How dare the presenter talk about God as someone sitting 'on a little cloud' the BBC should hand their heads in shame for such disrespect.
Pichi-Pichi Policy I know it isn't, nevertheless it should respect all religions. As should everyone.
Why should people respect religions? They should be looked down upon as the ludicrous outdated superstitions that they are.
Pichi-Pichi Policy I would argue that yes they should. They should be inclusive to everybody's views and beliefs and it is wrong if they aren't. Period.
dan dare That is your opinion, and just as I welcome you to have yours please welcome and accept others. Thank you.
nick260682 Do you really need an answer to this? A person's religion is part of their identify, their personal values and beliefs. Basic decency separate from all religions tells you to respect each other. Therefore that is why you should respect religions.
Alastair Campbell put that beautifully
Who is the bird with the glasses at 5:58?
He's turning into an angry old man
Liam B Agree. And why the f**k not )? It's because he cares and knows what he's talking about - on several points, on what's happening and how to move forwards....I'm an angry younger man, so what?
she's probably The only one that's spoke her mind and she's been punished for it
She didn't speak her mind at all, she was a robot programmed by the wealthy and executed her commands. Yawn.
Would love to see Campbell give may a bollocking the way Malcolm did to Nicola Murray in The Thick of It
AC hit all the nails on their heads here. A very accurate summary of what's happened.
Allistair Campbell is gutted that the Tories lost, he's just a blairite plastic Tory, freinds with the sun and the mail, I'm sure he'd support Theresa over Corbyn anyday
Never mind the straw-man stuff. Is he right or is he wrong? In my experience he's invariably right.
callyharley No, he started them dodgy peace talks when our job was only half done, now jezza is our boy
Tony Wedgewood Don't talk shit man.
Jedediah he's right on this occasion, which I bet he's gutted about
The rest of us have moved on from your sectarian hatreds.
Did he just basically say "I can say what I like, but everyone else must tow the line".
Campbell's analysis is spot on.
I have really warmed to Alastair Campbell over the years.
why alow barrells to be so loud? hate loud noise, gives me headache.
Just in case anyone was wondering if Malcolm Tucker was based on Campbel.
Oh my god. What is the world coming to? I am agreeing with Alastair Campbell. Have I entered the Twilight Zone???
he looks like he is actually in the studio with a false background in another room lol
"Hello" Grumpiest man in the UK!
Spot on!
Well i have to say Alistair you are absolutely right. Thought i would never say that.
Never ever thought that I would have to say Alistair Kaa Campbell is right !
didn't he say jeremy corbyn had to go not so long ago?
I think the, so called, "Coalition of Chaos" could very likely be chaoctically fantastic.
So much alternative input, if they can channel it positively, could work a charm.
Still hasn't stopped snivelling over Brexit. LOL!!
'Well she needs help from above, I'll tell you that'
8:06 - admitting you made a mistake and got something wrong is not doing a u turn or abandoning your principles.
Time heals, we have now started to listen to the person we all knew lied every minute in government, all over again.
the idea that the election result was a rejection of a hard brexit is not true. it wasn't a second referendum and people voted for different reasons
May blew it,and I hope Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland do not suffer in this mess.
Towards Election Day though, it was noted that people spoke less about Brexit on the doorsteps and started to talk more about healthcare, education and policing. This election is not all about Brexit and it doesn't have to dominate the political narrative. It's important, sure, but let's remember there are public services we have to protect that are far more important than our access to the Single Market (and I say that as a firm Remainer).
Why are we subjected to so many interviewers who want to talk more than those being interviewed !! There is always a limited time for interviews and I for one would like to hear much from the interviewee. Here's a thought, how about trying to use concise questions about a subject of interest.
Dear interviewer if you're wondering what was wrong with your interview, strap in:
- interrupting an answer for you to say you have pictures of May doing something completely unrelated to her job. WOW!! Guess what, I know the BBC have cameras and are probably following the PM around in case something interesting happens. I don't care whether she goes to church on a Sunday morning. THAT IS NOT NEWS!!
- quotes from the DUP and from Campbell about Corbyn took an awfully long time to read out. Every heard of summarising for brevity. If Campbell challenges your summations you have the quotes to refer to and you're then seen as keeping him honest. Instead you droned ( yes - it was a drone) on and on and I got the point you were asking really early on. Really really early on!!!
- Campbell makes an interesting and controversial point about conservative PM's having referendums and elections only for self serving reasons, so not putting the country first. It may be that most all conservatives are like that. He develops this with what he sees as further evidence with May inviting the DUP to buddy up with her. A possible outcome of that could be very VERY dangerous. Thinking about it for a moment, there was also the Big Society and 'we're all in this together' from Cameron and the 'nasty party' label that stuck a bit. What did you do when he came out with this - NOTHING !!!!! Yes, I know he's likely putting bait in the water for you to take, BUT IT"S STILL A WORTHWHILE POINT!!! It's precisely the question I would like discussed and you ignored it - well done!!
- I'm afraid that for me toward the end of the interview you did miss Campbell's point and to be heard to scoff at him is unprofessional. It just made you sound like you were politically sniping at him by reminding him what he got up to. Even though I think he did do a lot of what you were accusing him of, that it really isn't the point and not why he's there. History does show that Blair has in fact been gone for some time. Campbell was never powerful enough to change attitudes across society for ever. The current crop of incumbents are free thinking adults after all. It's not Campbell's fault if they decide the act similarly and you just showed temper there.
A very poor interview.
Im just here because of the title, idrc about the rest cos im 13 and don't understand xD
He is absolutely right this will destabilise Northern Ireland - its reckless
I must say i never had much time for him BUT... And i still don't..
He's starting to panic because something might get nationalised.
I didn't vote for Phil Wilson in Sedgefield, I voted tactically against the tories (even though it's a 'safe' labour seat). Electoral reform please.
Campbell is one of the vilest creations
what is the reporter's name???
Why is anyone asking him for his view? 😡
4:55 oh my goodness! Yeah it's true
Excellent insight by Mr Campbell, and as ever, extremely poor interviewing trying to score points with Campbell when he is trying to present a, I think, very insightful view of the mess our great country is currently in.
"we are still not in power" said it all really
I like how at 5:15 Mr. Campbell is complaining about how the press is trivializing the issues to a popularity contest (paraphrasing here) and the hostess replies by going right back into the trivializing the issue.
Wow, actual truth and someone speaking sense!
It's hard to disagree with anything he's saying! Seems spot on with every point!
How did this interview get her job? Yikes - disgraceful.
How much longer of this woman must we endure.
Is Captain SKA's song #LiarLiar going to be played now?
point . labour would be in coalition with whom.I wonder..