The nomination was subsequently secured by Alan Clark, the former minister and
diarist who was seeking to return to the Commons after standing down at the 1992 general election.
Not exact matches
(However, no one complained about the product's mascot, a cartoon cow,
who kept its own blog, presumably because, in that case, the
diarist clearly worked for the company.)
Your
diarist loitered, hoping to recognize someone, even Pruitt,
who wasn't there yet — but the only semiengaging creature was a basset hound (I didn't catch its name).