George Osborne named Evening Standard editor, replacing Sarah Sands

Former chancellor and Conservative MP George Osborne has been named the new editor of the Evening Standard.
In the surprise announcement today (17 March), the owner of the free London daily Evgeny Lebedev said that Osborne - who will remain an MP - was "someone of huge political achievement, and economic and cultural authority".
“Once he put himself forward for the position, he was the obvious choice,” said Lebedev. “I am proud to have an editor of such substance, who rein