People listening to this … will do so with a degree of incredulity that [the Conservative party] was preferring to go down a route of playing some weird political game while the Middle East is on the brink of conflagration.
Alan Campbell: “People listening to this … will do so with a degree of incredulity that [the Conservative party] was preferring to go…”
On the recordJuly 14, 2026
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Alan Campbell
Labour Party
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theguardian.comEditor's note · Context
Criticizing Conservative party's actions during a crisis.
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