Alastair Campbell than any of the other films he made. Campbell attacked the news media for their obsession with him, and eventually began to pull back from frontline work and delegated direct briefing of the media to others, but, if anything, his profile continued to grow. He then moved to the post of Prime Minister's Director of Communications which gave him a strategic role in overseeing government communications. He was sponsored by US President George W. Bush to complete the London Marathon in aid of leukaemia research charity, Bloodwise. Campbell was part of Tony Blair's core team that conducted the negotiations that
Tucker Eskew including talk radio. He also oversaw Bush's website. In November 2001, Eskew was moved to 10 Downing Street and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London to help plan media strategy in opposition to Osama bin Laden. He co-directed the Coalition Information Centre, a publicity operation based in Washington, London and Islamabad. While in London, Eskew acted as Bush's communications liaison to the Prime Minister's office. He worked with the Blair ministry on the American and British joint media response to the September 11 attacks. Eskew met daily with Blair's Director of Communications and Strategy Alastair Campbell to discuss media