Armando Iannucci which Iannucci replied, via Twitter, "WMD" (a reference to Campbell's role in preparing the "September Dossier" prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq). In July 2012 Iannucci received an honorary Doctorate (DLitt) from the University of Exeter. In the 2010 general election Iannucci supported the Liberal Democrats, stating: "I'll be voting Lib Dem this election because they represent the best chance in a lifetime to make lasting and fair change to how the UK is governed." After the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition of 2010 was established, however, he expressed doubts over his continued support for the party, saying he was 'wavering'
Armando Iannucci "The Daily Telegraph" as "the hardman of political satire". Other works during this period include an operetta libretto, "Skin Deep", and his radio series "Charm Offensive". Iannucci created the HBO political satire "Veep", and was its showrunner for four seasons from 2012 to 2015. For his work on the show he won two Emmys in 2015, Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. He followed this with the feature film "The Death of Stalin" in 2017 and is planning an adaptation of "David Copperfield". Iannucci was born in Glasgow. His father, also called Armando, was from Naples,