The new number 10 press spokesperson, Allegra Stratton, is married to the Spectator's Political Editor, James Forsyth. The best man at their wedding back in 2011 was the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak; since April, Allegra has been Rishi's Director of Strategic Communications. Rishi and James went to Winchester together, and are godparents to each other's children.
Boris Johnson's lead advisor Dominic Cummings is married to Spectator Commissioning Editor Mary Wakefield. The Cummings and the Forsyths live a few streets away from each other in Islington.
An extract from a Dominic Cummings' blog post from April 2018, reflecting on the EU referendum campaign:
IN had the support of most journalists and senior management in the main broadcasters. The broadcasters let the Government set the agenda on TV for almost the entire campaign, apart from ten crucial days after the immigration numbers on 26 May. VL had the support of some powerful papers but we were overwhelmed on TV news. (Two broadcast journalists who were conspicuous by their unusual professionalism and determination to act fairly despite the behaviour of some of their management were Laura K and Allegra Stratton.)
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