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The curse of May? Prime Minister loses yet another spin doctor

Theresa May’s surprise call for a snap election on Tuesday led many to praise the Prime Minister for running such a tight ship — with no leaks to the press ahead of the announcement. However, is May now paying a price for having such a small inner circle?

As Charles Moore notes in this week’s Spectator, May’s inner circle is so close, in fact, that it is a triangle rather than a circle (with May’s two co-chiefs of staff and her husband Philip the only ones in the know). With only a handful of people aware of the decision in advance, it’s striking that May has lost two senior members of her press team this week following the announcement.

After Kate Perrior resigned as No 10 comms chief on Tuesday, May’s press secretary Lizzie Loudon has today followed suit and announced her departure.

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