Sentences with phrase «many lobby journalists»

Meanwhile, No 10 have just told lobby journalists that this afternoon's lobby has been cancelled.

12:27 - I've skipped plenty of questions while trying to get a sense of what other lobby journalists made of that exchange and the consensus is that that was probably Miliband's best PMQs performance yet.

BD: What perspective did being a lobby journalist give you?JH: We haven't been in the lobby or long and so were able to see the whole thing with fresh eyes.

I've spotted a couple of lobby journalists sitting in the otherwise deserted room.

At the start of that week, I was invited to join lobby journalists at Labour's first event of the year.

A lobby journalist separated from Westminster is like a Norwegian Blue parrot pining for the fjords.

Ruth Davidson took a hearty swipe at Andrea Leadsom as she sat down for lunch with lobby journalists.

At 1.24 pm, a brief statement landed in lobby journalists» inboxes.

Corbyn's performance was applauded by lobby journalists, with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg calling it «his most effective for ages» and many others calling it a rare win for the Labour leader.

The PM knows that winning support is often less about what she says and more about how she says it - and too many lobby journalists are guilty of playing along.

Briefing lobby journalists, the prime minister's official spokeswoman pointed out that May has already had a phone conversation with Trump, in which he invited her to visit Washington at the earliest opportunity

Even the most seasoned lobby journalists were shocked as the surprise appointment was announced on Monday evening.

For once, the Labour leader chose to focus all six of his question on the same subject — and lobby journalists agreed that the approach had resulted in his best PMQs performance «for ages».

More recently, Davidson provided lobby journalists with another reason why she might prefer to stay up north.

There is not going to be a general election,» the prime minister's spokesman told lobby journalists last month.

His spokesman told lobby journalists that David Cameron «thinks that what newspapers publish is a matter for newspapers».

He set up his agency in 2017 with wife and fellow former lobby journalist Clodagh.

When ex-Westminster lobby journalists John and Clodagh Higginson set up their new agency, they avoided SW1 and instead based their PR and lobbying shop in the heart of newly - trendy Peckham.

Alongside various former spinners, there are three former lobby journalists in the top 35.

Indeed some have only entered the industry in the last couple of years, usually after burnishing their credentials as a lobby journalist or a special adviser.

Experienced lobby journalists say it is no surprise that their «solid» and «highly professional» former colleague is now a big noise in public affairs.

He then name checked a trio of lucky lobby journalists:

Shortly after the email's existence was revealed by the Guido Fawkes website, lobby journalists received an official statement from the Labour press office:

In the question and answer session afterwards, Corbyn infuriated lobby journalists by taking questions from pre-selected hacks.

Higginson PR was set up by former Westminster lobby journalists John and Clodagh Higginson last year.

Working with lobby journalists «The lobby is an essential part of the system.

Today marks the final professional responsibility for lobby journalists, who tend to enjoy the same holidays as politicians themselves.

Before you start telling me how lucky I am, I'm not a lobby journalists.

Read the news, sign up to the daily emails from leading lobby journalists (Paul Waugh's «Waughzone» for the Huffington Post is my favourite), have a dedicated Twitter list of lobby reporters, listen to Today, Today in Parliament and the Westminster Hour and skim through all your party's frontbench briefings and policy papers.

What actually happened was a cynical, but well executed spin exercise to kill the story and deflect attention on to the last Labour government — with Downing St spinners taking lobby journalists for patsies.

This has not won him universal popularity among lobby journalists.

In his new job, Milne has little direct contact with lobby journalists; except on big issues, they are briefed by Kevin Slocombe, a former trade union head of communications.

His biggest weakness, as most lobby journalists see it, is that he is even less flexible in his views than Corbyn.

A few lobby journalists who remember the ranting, expletive - strewn style of former Labour spin doctors such as Tom Baldwin have begun to warm to his calm, reserved manner.

The Momentum chief was assisting the Labour press office by making «firefighting» calls to calls to lobby journalists.

Mr Watson, who resigned as minister for digital engagement at the reshuffle, backs a call by the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, for a ban on anonymous briefings to lobby journalists, and calls for internet bloggers to be given the same access to Westminster as the lobby.

The Conservatives also pounced on the shadow home secretary's Tuesday morning interview round, calling it Abbott's «morning of chaos» in an email sent to lobby journalists.

As Cameron spoke out, lobby journalists were reminded of Michael Fallon's attack on Ed Miliband for «stabbing his own brother in the back» during the general election.

Addressing lobby journalists over lunch in parliament's Churchill Room, George Osborne started as he meant to go on - with a pop at the weakness of the woman who he allegedly would like to see chopped up in bags in his freezer.

Jeremy Corbyn may have just been critical of the media in his big speech, but Labour MPs and lobby journalists were out in force to rub shoulders at the Mirror party on the last night of Labour conference.

May's campaign team had arranged to have drinks with lobby journalists this evening.

Addressing lobby journalists over lunch in parliament's Churchill Room, George Osborne started as...

If the Conservative party is a happy and harmonious ship throughout, then Damian Green did a good job of hiding it when he sat down for lunch with lobby journalists in parliament's Churchill Room.

The reaction in Westminster has been far from mixed, with Tory MPs, special advisers and lobby journalists generally agreeing that Williamson must be on — somewhat clumsy - manoeuvres.

Intriguingly, Abbott added a section to her speech that was not in the version sent to lobby journalists moments before she took to the stage.

The Guardian's Rafael Behr said the speech was even good enough to earn Miliband «a bit of kudos» from hard - bitten lobby journalists.

At this morning's No 10 briefing for lobby journalists, the spokesperson also suggested that Cameron will wear a poppy as he dines with President Xi Jinping - despite having previously offended Chinese officials by sporting the symbol.

The speculation started when the Scottish Conservative leader impressed lobby journalists and MPs alike with her party conference speech last year.

Limbering up for a short speech, he told the assembled lobby journalists:

George Osborne has divided opinion among lobby journalists - over whether he is the new Gordon Brown.