Sentences with phrase «with lobby journalists»

Or at least that was the impression given by Rebecca Long Bailey when she hosted a question and answer session with lobby journalists after the Labour leader's Brexit speech.

The chancellor's private meeting comes as today's parliamentary lunch was a sell - out, with some lobby journalists turned away due to the high demand.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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

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

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

Perhaps surprisingly, this caricature was sketched with indulgent affection, and suggested that journalist and politician were on sound lobby terms.

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.

With over 150,000 visitors a month, Politics.co.uk's team of journalists produce their stories from deep within the corridors of power in Westminster, where they were the first digital journalists to gain access to the lobby.

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.

The former journalist was also strongly opposed to Brexit and has enjoyed good relationships with senior lobby hacks over the years.

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.

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.

Perhaps McDonnell was just referring to the lobby, the group of journalists based in the Houses of Parliament with privileged access to the prime minister's spokesman.

At the Westminster Correspondents» Dinner in April the then chancellor won rave reviews from lobby journalists after he skewered a host of his fellow Tory MPs with a series of amusing jibes.

With parliament due for substantial renovations in years to come, there have been suggestions that lobby journalists could be forced out the Palace of Westminster.

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.

Tony Blair's Number 10 seized on the comments as they dominated the news agenda, with Alastair Campbell reassuring lobby journalists that the prime minister would «never play the race card».

Twice daily a select coterie of political journalists («the lobby») is ushered into either the premises of The Foreign Press Association or the Lobby Room in the House of Commons where they they partake in a question and answer session with a civil servant (the «Prime Minister's Official Spokesman»).