[arista]

[Today was supposed to be the day on which
political history would be made — with the debut
of the Government's first 'West Wing-style' Press secretary.
The appointment of Allegra Stratton,
an experienced print and broadcast journalist,
as the face and voice of No 10 who would
front weeknight TV briefings to a
live audience of political reporters,
made headlines when it was announced last year.
A special studio had been built and
dummy runs conducted with
No 10 staffers posing as the Press corps.
For maximum impact, her first appearance
was timed so that it would
lead the early evening TV news bulletins.]


[It has been put back until the end of the national lockdown]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/a...er_dailymailUK





No good as she needs a
medical person with her for
Covid questions.