Having been appointed as the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesperson way back in February 2017, James Slack has earned himself the reputation of being one of the most trusted operators in Westminster. One of the few old hands to make the transition from Theresa May to Boris Johnson, Slack found himself being shuffled in January to the role of Downing Street Director of Communications – the post previously filled by Lee Cain. However after just two months in the post, Slack has now quit the post to go to Rupert Murdoch’s soaraway Sun.
An email went out this afternoon from Sun editor Victoria Newton which Mr S was first to get his hands on:
Dear all, I am delighted to let you know that I have appointed James Slack as deputy editor-in-chief for The Sun.
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