Final Say: The best comments from Alastair Campbell's Reddit AMA on our Brexit campaign

Reddit users put their questions to Alastair Campbell on Wednesday night, to gain some insight into the Brexit negotiations and campaign for a final say on the deal

Thursday 20 September 2018 12:26 EDT

'I do think that there will one day be a public inquiry into how we got into this mess, and I think Philip Hammond is already getting his answers ready' (John Rentoul)

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On 19 September Alastair Campbell came to the Independent offices to take part in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything". With his affiliation to the Final Say campaign and People's Vote campaign, Campbell was here to answer your questions about Brexit, a second referendum, Theresa May ... and being punched in the face. Here's a selection of the best questions and answers from the session.

Comment from discussion I am Alastair Campbell and I back The Independent’s campaign for a Final Say on Brexit. Ask me anything.