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Prime Minister: The Independent

Asked by Harriet CrossConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 128911

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) Director of Communications, (b) Press Secretary and (c) other staff at 10 Downing Street has had a work subscription to the Independent newspaper since July 2024.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

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