Downing Street Press Secretary

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The Downing Street Press Secretary is the senior communications official responsible for briefing the media and managing public messaging on behalf of the UK Prime Minister and government.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf communications position
government office
public relations role
appointedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
associatedWith Cabinet Office
Number 10 Press Office
country United Kingdom
employer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
UK Government
field media relations
political communication
public relations
hasDuty advising the Prime Minister on media strategy
crisis communications management
ensuring consistent government messaging
media monitoring
inception 20th century
jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom
location 10 Downing Street
notableOfficeHolder Allegra Stratton
Max Blain
officeHeldBy Allegra Stratton
Max Blain
officeType executive branch role
partOf Downing Street communications team
Prime Minister’s Office
positionHeldIn Westminster system
reportsTo Downing Street Chief of Staff
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor briefing the media
coordinating government communications strategy
managing public messaging
off-the-record briefings
on-the-record briefings
organising press conferences
preparing press statements
representing the Prime Minister to the press
responding to media inquiries
seat 10 Downing Street, London
sector public sector
similarTo White House Press Secretary
typeOfPosition political appointee
usedLanguage English
workContext British politics
Westminster press lobby
workLocation London

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Downing Street Press Secretary ("Number 10 Press Office")
associatedWith
Downing Street Press Secretary ("Downing Street communications team")
partOf
Andy Coulson ("Downing Street Director of Communications")
positionHeld
Number 10 Communications ("Downing Street Chief of Staff")
reportsTo
Number 10 Communications ("Downing Street press briefings")
responsibleFor
Prime Minister's Office (United Kingdom)
supervises

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