Answered from 585. Rory Goes to a Trump Rally and Will the Youth Protests Spread to Britain? · The Rest Is Politics · 2026-11-03
Alastair Campbell said the worldwide obituaries for Patrick Stewart missed his politics. Among celebrity supporters Campbell worked with, he called Stewart absolutely solid rather than flaky. Stewart voiced some of their best political broadcasts, introduced speakers at rallies and made a broadcast on the benefits of the European Convention on Human Rights. Campbell added that Stewart, a Yorkshireman, counted becoming chancellor of Huddersfield University among his proudest moments and supported Huddersfield Town.
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