Proposals for White House-style televised presentations shelved as press secretary changes jobs
Plans for White House-style TV briefings in a new £2.6m Downing Street hub have been axed after the aide chosen to front them, Allegra Stratton, was moved to become Boris Johnson’s spokeswoman on the climate change summit Cop26.
Stratton, a former
BBC and ITV journalist, was hired to be the face of government on a £125,000 salary last year.