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The Guardian - UK
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Anticipation builds for Campbell-Boulton rumble

Seconds out ... round two! The Daily Mail's Ephraim Hardcastle column tees up today's bout between Alastair Campbell and Sky News political editor Adam Boulton nicely today. The two men famously clashed during the election campaign, when the former Labour spinner ribbed Boulton about his boss Rupert Murdoch's support for the Tory party. They are set to stage a rematch on Boulton's new show at lunchtime, when Campbell appears to promote his new book. "Perhaps rascally Campbell could ask if it's true that Adam insists on putting on his own makeup," the Mail suggests helpfully. Unlike his former boss Tony Blair – who famously hired other people to do that for him at taxpayers' expense.

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