For all that the papers would say I was a liar, I took the words I was saying … - Alastair Campbell

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Alastair Campbell

For all that the papers would say I was a liar, I took the words I was saying at briefings as seriously as Tony Blair took what he would say at the Despatch Box. I find it very difficult not to tell the truth. I felt I was accountable for what I said.

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