No 10’s secret weapon

On Tuesday, the Daily Politics aired a segment lifting the lid on the staff in No 10. Among the power players featured were the Prime Minister’s chiefs of staff Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, her press secretary Lizzie Loudon and a man by the name of… Philip May.

‘One more activist seen working at CCHQ made his way into No 10. An investment guru pictured phone banking at a recent by-election campaign — otherwise known as Philip May.’

Mr S can disclose that it was at a Sleaford telephone canvassing session Philip was snapped — though he is thought to make a regular habit of lending an ear:

One to watch…