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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Aubrey Allegretti

Red wall Tories irate as ex-Sky boss takes over at No 10 policy unit

Andrew Griffith  in Whitehall,  London
Andrew Griffith in Whitehall on Friday. His Westminster townhouse was used by Boris Johnson as a base for plotting out his first 100 days in office. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Conservative MPs have privately been venting their anger at the appointment of a former Sky executive, who entered parliament in 2019, as the replacement for Munira Mirza as the head of No 10’s policy unit.

MPs from northern “red wall” areas were particularly vehement about the promotion of Andrew Griffith, a former investment banker representing a safe Tory seat in West Sussex, to a key role in shaping new government ideas.

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