Robin Cook's ex wife sees hand of Cambell in Jowell 'separation'
Whatever stark truth may be behind the split between Tessa Jowell and her husband, people will believe the worst. And the worst in parliamentary orbits can be very murky indeed. We got some insight into the reality behind the brave smiles when David Mills careened his car into a reporter's vehicle last week while trying to escape the press.
Has Mills been a gallant knight, reinforcing his lady's protestations of innocence by distancing himself and his convoluted finances from the threat to her Cabinet career? Believe that if you will. To me, whose marriage ended equally brutally in 1997 when my then husband (Foreign Secretary Robin Cook) took a phone call from Alastair Campbell, advising "clarity in news reporting", it is tempting to speculate whether the hand of history has been meddling here too. Read more
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