In one of the more amusing snippets in Alastair Campbell's diaries, the former press chief recounts an Edinburgh dinner shortly after John Smith's death, when GB [Gordon Brown] and TB [Tony Blair] were still locking horns about which of them was going to attempt to replace him as Labour leader. GB nips to the toilet, while Blair twiddles his thumbs.
Moments become minutes... till finally TB thinks GB has done a runner. Then Blair's phone goes.
"TB left it, so then the answering machine kicked in and GB's disembodied voice came on: 'Tony. It's Gordon. I'm locked in the toilet.'
"They both ended up laughing about it. TB went upstairs and said: 'You're staying there until you agree.' "
Anyone found any other gems in the 800 or so pages so far?
