Alastair Campbell was born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire to Scottish veterinary surgeon, Donald Campbell and his wife Elizabeth.
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Campbell’s parents had moved to Keighley when his father became a partner in a local veterinary practice. Donald was a Gaelic speaker from the island of Tiree; his wife was from Ayrshire. Campbell grew up with two older brothers, Donald and Graeme, and a younger sister, Elizabeth.
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Alastair Campbell is the editor of The New European and chief interviewer for GQ. He continues acting as a consultant strategist and ambassador for Time to Change and other mental health charities. He was an adviser to the People’s Vote Campaign, demanding a public vote on the final Brexit deal.
In March 2022, he launched the Rest is Politics podcast with Rory Stewart, which has been the top politics podcast in the UK in the Apple rankings since its launch, and often the leading podcast in the UK.
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