Sentences with phrase «taking lobby journalists»
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.
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The prime minister's spokesperson repeated that defence in this morning's lobby briefing, telling journalists: «The facts are it is this government that has created a powerful new consumer regulator and it is this government that is taking the steps today.
Ruth Davidson took a hearty swipe at Andrea Leadsom as she sat down for lunch with lobby journalists.
In the question and answer session afterwards, Corbyn infuriated lobby journalists by taking questions from pre-selected hacks.
The morning lobby, where the PM's spokesman give information (that's optimistic) to journalists is taking place now.
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.
Just as lobby journalists were gearing up to describe Lawson as «the first Conservative politician to call openly for Hammond to be sacked», the Tory backbencher took to Twitter with a message for the press pack.