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Adam Boulton harangues Alastair Campbell on Sky News

What is it with Sky News since the election? First Kay Burley tells pro-electoral reform protester David Babbs of 38 Degrees he " might as well go home and watch it on Sky News " (which led to Saturday's Sack Kay Burley! Watch the BBC! episode – live on Sky News). Then today Adam Boulton's interview with Alastair Campbell on the prospects of a Liberal Democrat-Labour deal without Gordon Brown as PM turned into something of a spectacular bunfight. In the video you get to see the tone deteriorating through their talk of coalitions to the point 4 mins 30 secs in where Boulton starts jabbing at Campbell: "I'm fed up with you telling me what I think." Host Jeremy Thompson joins in to tell Tony Blair's former spin doctor he has been "provocative". It's a remarkable and heated piece of footage from a remarkable day in politics. If you've not got time for the full 6 mins 20 seconds, these are the final 52 seconds in HD. There are probably quite a few 24-hour news reporters who are ready for a break. Update: A colleague has sent me a link to Campbell and Boulton rowing on election night about the tone of the Sky News election coverage. Campbell tells Boulton: "Adam, you're great at giving it, you can't take it." Looks like the two already had form. Extra update: There's been a second incident tonight as the Adam Boulton v Alastair Campbell spat continues to trend on Twitter. This time Labour MP Ben Bradshaw says to Adam Boulton: "I know you feel sore about this [Bradshaw's assertion that 'no one won' the election]" and a mini repeat of Boulton's earlier outburst occurs.

Source: The Guardian ↗

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