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[[Lizzie Loudon]] was appointed as press secretary to British prime minister [[Theresa May]] in July 2016. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36783185 Who's who in team Theresa May], ''BBC News'', 14 July 2016, 13 December 2016. </ref>
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[[Lizzie Loudon]] was appointed as press secretary to British prime minister [[Theresa May]] in July 2016. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36783185 Who's who in team Theresa May], ''BBC News'', 14 July 2016, 13 December 2016. </ref>
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She left ahead of May's snap general election in June 2017, and shortly afterwards joined [[Hanbury Communications]].
  
 
She was previously a media adviser to [[Iain Duncan Smith]], former UK secretary of state at the [[Department for Work and Pensions]], from 2013 <ref> [http://www.dodsmonitoring.com/downloads/2014/Reshuffle%20Grid%20Client/Reshuffle%20Grid2.pdf HM Government July 2014], Dods Monitoring, accessed 22 September 2014 </ref> until his resignation in March 2016. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35848687 Iain Duncan Smith quits over planned disability benefit changes], ''BBC News'', 19 March 2016, accessed 13 December 2016. </ref>
 
She was previously a media adviser to [[Iain Duncan Smith]], former UK secretary of state at the [[Department for Work and Pensions]], from 2013 <ref> [http://www.dodsmonitoring.com/downloads/2014/Reshuffle%20Grid%20Client/Reshuffle%20Grid2.pdf HM Government July 2014], Dods Monitoring, accessed 22 September 2014 </ref> until his resignation in March 2016. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35848687 Iain Duncan Smith quits over planned disability benefit changes], ''BBC News'', 19 March 2016, accessed 13 December 2016. </ref>

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Lizzie Loudon

Lizzie Loudon was appointed as press secretary to British prime minister Theresa May in July 2016. [1]

She left ahead of May's snap general election in June 2017, and shortly afterwards joined Hanbury Communications.

She was previously a media adviser to Iain Duncan Smith, former UK secretary of state at the Department for Work and Pensions, from 2013 [2] until his resignation in March 2016. [3]

She subsequently joined the Vote Leave communications team, responsible for coordinating appearances, interviews and speeches of key figures in the campaign. [4]

Background

Before becoming Smith's personal media adviser, Loudon was a special adviser for the Department for Work and Pensions from September 2012 until December 2013. [5]

Education

Loudon studied Social Anthropology and Politics at the University of Edinburgh. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Who's who in team Theresa May, BBC News, 14 July 2016, 13 December 2016.
  2. ↑ HM Government July 2014, Dods Monitoring, accessed 22 September 2014
  3. ↑ Iain Duncan Smith quits over planned disability benefit changes, BBC News, 19 March 2016, accessed 13 December 2016.
  4. ↑ SpAd movements: ex-IDS aide joines Vote Leave, Order-Order, accessed 13 December 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lizzie Loudon LinkedIn profile, accessed 22 September 2014.