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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chosen ITV News writer Amber de Botton arsenic his caller manager of communications.
She volition permission the broadcaster, wherever she is caput of UK news, to tally Downing Street's media operation.
Downing Street confirmed the prosecute aft ITV's governmental exertion Robert Peston revealed his workfellow would beryllium joining the premier minister's team.
It comes arsenic removal vans were spotted successful Downing Street connected Saturday arsenic Mr Sunak and his household moved into No 10.
The premier minister, on with his woman and 2 daughters, antecedently lived successful the level supra No 10 erstwhile helium was chancellor nether Boris Johnson.
Ms De Botton was antecedently caput of authorities astatine ITV and lawman caput of authorities astatine Sky news, aft starting her vocation arsenic a parliamentary reporter.
She volition beryllium a peculiar advisor, liable for selling the merits of the government.
Mr Peston tweeted that she is "a superb quality exertion and journalist" "leaves a immense spread astatine ITV News".
The caller premier curate has antecedently poached journalists from ITV. In 2020, the then-chancellor appointed the broadcaster's nationalist exertion Allegra Stratton arsenic his manager of strategical communications, earlier she was picked by Mr Johnson to pb No 10's regular televised property briefings.
Ms Stratton aboriginal resigned aft an ITV video showed her days aft Downing Street unit held a enactment during the pandemic, laughing implicit however to picture it.
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Image caption,A mattress is seen being moved done the celebrated doorway arsenic Rishi Sunak and his household moves into a level supra No 10
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Image caption,Mr Sunak antecedently lived successful the level erstwhile helium was chancellor, portion Boris Johnson opted for the bigger level supra No 11
Six months aft leaving Downing Street erstwhile helium resigned arsenic chancellor successful Mr Johnson's government, Mr Sunak and his household are returning to the level supra No 10.
Earlier this week his property caput was asked wherefore the premier curate was moving into No 10 and not the bigger No 11 apartment, officially designated for the chancellor but utilized by galore premier minsters successful caller years. She replied: "They were precise blessed there."
She added she was not alert of immoderate plans to redecorate the flat.
Mr Johnson and his woman Carrie were reported to person spent arsenic overmuch arsenic £200,000 connected a decorator upgrade of the No 11 flat erstwhile they lived there.
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Image caption,The caller premier curate is said to person been precise blessed successful the level erstwhile they lived determination previously
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