The Tories» energy minister was the subject of a furious briefing campaign today, after he came out against the construction of further wind farms. (politics.co.uk)
In 2013, Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood intervened with David Cameron to try to bring an end to the «concerted political briefing campaign» against Devereux over problems with the Government's Universal Credit programme. (totalpolitics.com)
The Darlington MP was one of the first Labour politicians to speak out on the scandal, saying to reporters: «For years it has been members of the Labour party who have been on the receiving end of vicious briefing campaigns...» This episode, he continued saying, has «inflicted huge damage on the Labour Party.» (conservativehome.blogs.com)