A senior BBC journalist has been appointed as Theresa May’s new communications chief, Downing Street has confirmed.
Robbie Gibb, who heads the BBC’s Westminster operations and edits the Daily Politics and Sunday Politics programmes, will become director of communications.
I am pleased to announce I will be leaving the BBC to join the Prime Minister, Theresa May, as her new Director of Communications
— Robbie Gibb (@RobbieGibb) July 6, 2017
Mr Gibb – the brother of Schools Minister Nick Gibb – wrote on Twitter: “I am pleased to announce I will be leaving the BBC to join the Prime Minister, Theresa May, as her new Director of Communications.”
The post has been vacant since Katie Perrior quit in April following the announcement of the general election amid tensions with Mrs May’s joint chiefs of staff – Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill.
Mr Timothy and Ms Hill subsequently quit No 10 amid widespread criticism within Conservative ranks for their part in the party’s disastrous election campaign.
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