There have been some changes to the Downing Street team since late last year. Shuffling deckchairs…
After a secondment period two new permanent briefing SpAds Bella Ford and Tom Hourigan have been hired to an enlarged team. Existing briefing SpAd Jason Keen has been promoted to head of briefings. Communications Director Tim Allan promised a “strong start in January.” Reach for the sky…
Ex-Mirror Pol Ed John Stevens has taken over the print liaison brief in No10. There are several other changes – new departmental SpAds alongside movement and additions in Downing Street. If you thought No10 wasn’t explaining itself enough…
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Kemi Badenoch defended her decision not to force Tory councils to hold elections in May, telling GB News:
“It is Conservative policy that we should have elections, but I’m not a dictator. You know Nigel Farage, no one else makes any decisions, he’s a one-man band.”