| Biography | Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, author, strategist, broadcaster and activist known for his roles during Tony Blair's leadership of the Labour Party. Campbell worked as Blair's spokesman and campaign director (19941997), then as Downing Street Press Secretary, and as the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson (19972000). He then became Downing Street director of communications and spokesman for the Labour Party (20002003). He returned as campaign director for the 2005 United Kingdom general election in Blair's third win.
Campbell is the editor at large of The New European and chief interviewer for GQ. He continues to act as a consultant strategist and as an 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. Since his work for Blair, Campbell has continued to act as a freelance advisor to a number of governments and political parties, including the Prime Minister of Albania. He published his sixteenth book in 2020. In March 2022, he launched the Rest is Politics podcast with Rory Stewart, which has been since its launch the top politics podcast in the UK in the Apple rankings, and often the leading podcast in the UK. |