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Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says

Global Published 28 October 2026, 11:24 · archived 28 Oct 2026

Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politicsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Blair’s former communications guru, Alastair Campbell, says the UK political system was too quick to revert to overheated rhetoric and polarisation after attacks on MPs, urging politicians to “re-win the argument for democratic politics”.More than a week after independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly targeted in an attack outside her electorate office in northern Victoria, causing...

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