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Alastair Campbell has found fame away from his former role as an adviser in Downing Street after becoming a prominent podcaster.He is also a broadcaster, with his latest programme - Make Me Prime Minister - airing on Channel 4 tonight (September 27) at 9.15pm.Described by Radio Times as “The Apprentice does politics”, the show puts 12 Brits who think they have what it takes to run the country through their paces.Alongside Conservative peer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the pair will put the dozen candidates for the top job through a series of tasks designed to test their leadership skills, decision-making, resilience and integrity.From his journalist beginnings to top of the podcast charts, here is a look at the anti-Brexit campaigner's career.Alastair Campbell is best known for his role as former British prime minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications - aka chief spin doctor.He had been a journalist first at the Daily Mirror before moving to the now-defunct newspaper Today, where he was poached by Blair in 1994 to run the Labour Party's press operation following his election as leader of the opposition.Campbell was part of the team that modernised Labour and helped the party win a landslide at the 1997 general election.After the death of Princess Diana later that year, the spin doctor assisted the then-prime minister in his speech in which she was dubbed the “People’s Princess”.His time in Downing Street was dogged by his involvement in what was later labelled the “Dodgy Dossier” in February 2003, in which it claimed Iraq leader Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.Mr Campbell was accused of "sexing up" the document, as weapons were never found before or after the 2003 Allied

Add another one to it-actor Barry Keoghan‘s upcoming film list. THR reports that the “Saltburn” actor will star in the latest movie from “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck, “Amo Saddam.” Keoghan will star as an American soldier tasked with guardian the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in the months before his trial and execution.

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle and Sinestra, the production outfit from director Johan Renck and producer Michael Parets, are in development on feature film “The Prisoner in His Palace.” The film will be based on Will Bardenwerper’s bestselling book “The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid” that tells the story of 12 U.S. soldiers who guarded Saddam Hussein in the months leading up to his execution. It explores the two distinct sides of Saddam Hussein: the cruel tyrant who uses torture and murder as tools and the contemplative prisoner who exhibits surprising affection, dignity, and courage in the face of death. The book delves into the guards’ experiences and shows how Saddam’s presence affected them on a personal level.

Vladimir Putin a night of elderly passion in exchange for peace for Ukraine. The 70-year-old, who was previously married to American artist Jeff Koons offered up the steamy evening in an Instagram post, where she offered herself to the Russian president for him to end his invasion.Russian forces first entered Ukraine on February 24, and peace talks between Ukraine and Russia have continually stalled.But Cicciolina, a former politician in the Italian parliament and singer of raunchy songs, believes her offer could persuade the Russian president into bringing peace to Ukraine.Taking to Instagram, the former porn star wrote: "My message of peace, against war and for Russian President Putin.

A student from Cheetham Hill will travel to ISIS-occupied cities in Iraq to film a documentary. Zain Ullah, a Law and Criminology student at Manchester Metropolitan University , is set to visit places in Iraq that were once occupied by or are still occupied by terrorist group ISIS.

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Chelsea teammates travelled to the Middle East country during the 1980s during a trip organised by eccentric former Blues chairman Ken Bates.The trip took place years before the first Gulf War when Hussein was a little known figure in the UK and Nevin revealed the players were forced to wait around for an hour before kicking off an exhibition match with the despot late taking his seat in the stand.Former Scotland international Nevin, who also enjoyed stints at Everton and Tranmere, said: "I bet you less than 0.1% of the population in Britain had heard of him. I was quite political but hadn’t heard of him."It was a weird and wonderful trip and quite typical of Ken Bates."Next year we had a new sponsor called Gulf Air.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxIran's president has dubbed Donald Trump a "madman" and compared him to the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as he predicted the President would meet the same fate.The late Baathist leader was hanged in Baghdad 14 years ago in what President Hassan Rouhani said was a "final victory".In provocative comments made only weeks before President Trump is set to leave the White House, the Iran leader said: "The day that madman was hanged was the day people celebrated the final victory."He added: "Trump’s fate won’t be much better than Saddam’s."The comments, made at a cabinet session this week, further insulted the sitting US president."We’ve

Farce is not a genre we commonly associate with the Germans, but then, as “Curveball” reminds us at the outset, this wildly atypical Teutonic satire — which plays like a cross between “Wag the Dog” and “Dr. Strangelove” in its portrayal of incompetence at the highest levels — is “A true story. Unfortunately.” More mea culpa than comedy, assuming/assigning responsibility for the role Germany played in helping George W. Bush settle a score with Saddam Hussein, director Johannes Naber’s nutso sendup of the unreliable intelligence source whose testimony served as the justification for the U.S. to invade Iraq in 2003 has no trouble being outrageous. The challenge comes down to being funny in the process.