21-05-2017 15:00 via theguardian.com

Theresa May and her man from another world

Like Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, the Tory leader’s press secretary is a northern manMargaret Thatcher and Tony Blair had at least two things in common: they were the only post war prime ministers in power for a decade or more and they both appointed press secretaries from northern England who understood worlds they didn’t. Thatcher’s loyal henchman was Bernard Ingham, a former Guardian labour reporter and civil servant, while Alistair Campbell brought an understanding of
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