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Reputation management, comms. Politics & media commentator. Ex BBC Politics chief & boss of BBC Progs & Current Affairs, 6/10, Today…

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Katy Searle

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Personal news 🎉Very excited to announce I've been appointed Partner at Coulson Partners working with the great Andy Coulson and Jonathan Steafel and team giving strategic advice and a whole lot more. We think differently. Get in touch.

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Coulson Partners

Coulson Partners offer strategic advice that moves the dial. Trusted, high impact counsel, campaigns and crisis management for leaders, from Andy Coulson, Jon Steafel, Susan Adams and team. You...

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4 years

Delighted to announce @adamfleming is appointed BBC's Chief Political Correspondent. Welcome back to Millbank! @BBCPolitics

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Personal news - delighted to be appointed the BBC's Executive Editor, Politics, bringing together news, digital, programmes and Parliament under one roof. Proud to be leading our coverage in such extraordinary political times @BBCPolitics

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what would we do without MATT?

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Breaking: No10: “PM won’t be asking for a long extension. There is a case for giving Parliament a bit more time to agree a way forward, but the people of this country have been waiting nearly 3 years.. They are fed up with Parliament’s failure to take a decision 1/2

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Congratulations to ⁦ @bbclaurak ⁩ & ⁦ @BBCkatyaadler ⁩ Broadcast journalist of the Year London Press Club #brexit

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4 years

Very pleased to announce @BBCVickiYoung is our new Deputy Political Editor at the BBC. She's had an amazing few years and will be first class.

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Personal news - after a (very) long career at the BBC, I’m moving on later this year and excited about new challenges ahead. The BBC is a wonderful place, filled with incredible people. I’ll miss you all. Thanks for giving me the best times. I’ve had a ball.

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Worth a read from @bbclaurak

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Boris Johnson: What is the PM's relationship with the truth?

The PM's attitude to facts is based not on what's real, but what he wants there and then, say sources.

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PM press conference tonight will take questions from press and public - Fiona Bruce will take you through it on BBC1 and BBC News Channel at 1900

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Number 10 source says no change on coming out of Customs Union. “We will not be staying in the customs union or joining a customs union”.

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5 years

Proud to be included in the Women in Westminster 100

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The thing is about 2020 so far is the lack of news...

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Congrats to v talented @RobbieGibb off to No 10 top comms job. Pleased to be taking over for now as Head of BBC Westminster.

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Not often Big Ben gives you different times of the day.

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Keir Starmer ‘The customs union replicated as a customs union.’ Spot the difference? #marr

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Guess what’s happening? It’s only the last #marr ! Tune in at 0900. ⁦ @BBCOne ⁩

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7 years

The BBC understands Harvey Weinstein faces the loss of his CBE. @bbclaurak

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Congratulations to @RobBurl as new Ed live pol progs at BBC. Pleased to be confirmed as head of BBC Westminster. We’ll make a great team!

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Flexing the rules on coronavirus 'could be fatal' says govt. Join Prof Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, on BBC Breakfast & Radio 4’s Today prog tomorrow morning, & he’ll be taking your questions on Radio 5live and the News Channel from 9am @BBCPolitics

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BREAKING The PM will make a statement outside Downing Street at around 6pm where he will set out the choices facing MPs in the week ahead. @BBCPolitics

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Personal news - looking forward to running Programmes and Commissioning for BBC News for six months. I'll miss Westminster while I'm gone for a bit! Keep in touch!

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6 years

@mrjamesob Wrong @mrjamesob . Top line was 'BBC News has been told that the official group which campaigned for Brexit in the EU referendum two years ago is expected to be found guilty of four charges of breaking electoral law.' @carolecadwalla @JolyonMaugham @BBCPolitics BBC impartial.

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Congratulations to @bbclaurak journalist of the year at @pressgazette british journalism awards. Yay!

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3 years

Best job in the business...we're looking for the BBC's new Political Editor. Apply here 👇

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5 years

Watching Jennifer Acruri on #goodmorningbritain v good job by @piersmorgan @susannareid100 to keep control of interview

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And we’re off… ⁦ @bbclaurak ⁩

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4 years

PM press conference this afternoon on BBC1 & BBC News Channel. He'll be joined by the CMO & CSA. Worth watching. @BBCPolitics

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5 years

Want a media career? Keen to know how we shape the news? Stuck in a long queue with nothing to do? Listen to me!

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Katy Searle - Editor, BBC Westminster - Media Masters

The myriad challenges of relentless Brexit coverage – and remaining impartial in the face of criticism from all sides

www.mediamasters.fm

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Can I go home yet? #Brexit #SuperSaturday

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#NewProfilePic

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Jacob Rees Mogg tells BBC it’s ‘unusual’ to get Govt biz thru on opposition votes. He’s not happy...

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5 years

Still here then...back to work in the most extraordinary times! ⁦ @BBCPolitics ⁩

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All the top BBC ladies @bbclaurak @BBCkatyaadler & Fiona Bruce @BBCNews

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6 years

Friend of former PM David Cameron tells @BBCNews ‘it’s not true to say he said Brexit plan is ‘worst of all worlds’. Always thought compromise was necessary.Also not true to say it was time to be seen as father of Brexit,why would someone who fought it tooth and nail think that?

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Katy Searle

1 year

So excited to announce I’ve joined Fourtold as Partner. Please get in touch! @FourtoldTweets

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We’re delighted to announce that former BBC News Politics chief @KatySearle has joined Fourtold as a Partner in our London office. She will focus on advising clients on #reputation management, comms strategy and political engagement. Welcome Katy!

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Look who we sat next to on the train back! Johnny #itvleaderdebate #GE2015 http://t.co/4qnTjDaKQC

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Worth remembering the world is still pretty stunning. Happy Thursday.

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Extraordinary interview with Philip Hammond on @BBCr4today - we usually read between the lines. No more.

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Whatever candidates are saying now - there’s a long way to go. We’d be clever to pause a moment before accepting what’s said about deal/no deal just now. @BBCPolitics #Brexit

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Loving #Bodyguard but err really? .....

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8 years

Countdown at BBC Westminster. No money spared on hi tech graphics. @BBCPolitics

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1 year

Make sure you listen to this @RestIsPolitics episode. Discussions on Labour advert & Good Friday Agreement are the best I’ve heard @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK

119. Starmer's most controversial move yet, the truth behind Vladimir Putin, and the Good Friday...

Episode · The Rest Is Politics · Has Keir Starmer lost Labour the moral high ground after his attack on Rishi Sunak? What is Vladimir Putin really like behind closed doors? Will peace and power-sha...

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‘We should reflect,reflect, reflect...really should reflect’ @michaelgove

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Tonight I watched ‘contagion’. Not the best move. Tomorrow it’s going to have to be ‘ABBA the movie’ or maybe ‘the muppets’.

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Looking for #bbcnewsten ? Footie means we’re on BBC2 & BBC NEWS channel. And then BBC1 after the match. See the PM statement twice! #brexit @bbclaurak

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6 years

2/2 ... the PM shares their frustration”

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4 years

Westminster looking peaceful this morning.

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Amazing watch ⁦ @bbclaurak ⁩. Pleased to make the final cut.

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@campbellclaret @Nigel_Farage @Jacob_Rees_Mogg Not true.

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Corbyn speech at 4pm today. Tom Watson will get a slot tomorrow.

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4 years

Didn’t expect to see this in 2020. Sveti Jacob beach is one of my favourite places on earth...time to relax

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5 years

The new Saturday night? Drinking with my sister. Got to say seeing them helps!

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@RobBurl @AndrewMarr9 The BBC always holds all politicians to account. That’s what democracy is about. Great example of that by @AndrewMarr9 this morning and it happens everyday across all programmes. @BBCPolitics

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Got to say @EmmaVardyTV is a superb correspondent #Stormont #bbcnewssix

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2 years

@jonathancmunro @ChrisMasonBBC @BBCNews @bbclaurak Welcome Chris.. It's quite a ride!

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7 years

Sources have told the BBC the PM will visit the scene at Grenfell fire this morning

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Bercow to go next summer @JPonpolitics @BBCPolitics

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8 years

Great insight and access from @BBCkatyaadler on Brexit tonight. Watch back on iPlayer. Watch out for floor 5.5.

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9 years

#Edstone - is no more? A labour insider says it could now be rubble.

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5 years

Explosive November anyone?

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6 years

@bbclaurak We’ve checked he’s definitely in cabinet....panic in the newsroom calming...

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4 years

Chiswick peaceful & behaving !

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8 years

About to go head to head with @Nigel_Farage as he calls the media out of touch! At news exchange in Copenhagen #Nx16

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7 years

Read my sister’s story.

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I'm fundraising for The Whittington Hospital children's ward play space. Please donate and please retweet! Thanks!

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@DavidLammy Wrong. Journalism is about reporting what you see on the ground.

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@tconnellyRTE Govt sources say it hadn’t even been discussed when briefed and that EU sources were ‘literally making it up’. @BBCPolitics

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6 years

@Andrew_Adonis @bbclaurak On what evidence @Andrew_Adonis ? Just wrong.

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@ChrisMasonBBC You won’t be wearing that on the tele either....

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@bbclaurak Amazing output from extraordinary colleagues. BBC at its best.

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The PM has now left the scene of the fire. Sources say she received a briefing from emergency services & spoke to frontline staff

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6 years

@carolecadwalla @BBC @shahmiruk @chrisinsilico Wrong again - @JolyonMaugham was on Today & The Fair vote project was on @BBCNews

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5 years

@AlexForsythBBC Very excited to announce this. Really important to reflect politics across the UK. @AlexForsythBBC

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5 years

Happy Christmas from The Highlands 🎄🥂

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4 years

Back to Westminster tomorrow. Can't wait. Have I missed much? Looks like it's busy as ever...

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@EmmaVardyTV @jonathancmunro Well said @jonathancmunro & @EmmaVardyTV I’m proud to work for @BBCNews that no longer has to ‘find’ women to put on the tele but are there by their own merit. Progress long overdue.

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@dinosofos Not true @CamillaTominey

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@allisonpearson @bbclaurak @BBCNews Completely untrue that @bbclaurak distorted or withheld information in her report.

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5 years

Now Ken Clarke tells @maitlis that he'll have to decide whether to vote Conservative with Boris Johnson as PM

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4 years

Cambridge on sea...

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6 years

Love ⁦ @MattChorley ⁩. Makes me smile even after a 0430 start...

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5 years

Day 2 the extra mile around the barriers no longer fun #TrumpVisitUK

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7 years

Now - Number 10 on customs union ‘To put this to rest, we are categorically leaving the Customs Union…’ 1/2

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4 years

Morning run. Thanks for the inspiration ⁦ @CraigOliver100 ⁩

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4 years

Thanks for all your lovely tweets. Very kind. I’m looking forward to it!

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@jessbrammar @bbclaurak Legend

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I spoke to @hardingthehack @tortoise about covering the Covid pandemic for the BBC. Thanks for having me!

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"It was almost pleading, that they desperately needed the BBC to get the message out..." In this episode of The News Meeting, ex-BBC Politics chief @KatySearle gave an insight to government messaging during the Covid pandemic. Listen:

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8 years

Another quiet day at BBC Westminster.....Now trigger day 29 Mar...and Labour future keeping us busy! @BBCNews

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6 years

@Andrew_Adonis @BBCr4today There was coverage on Today this morning

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5 years

They are shouting 'Johnson out' at Labour Party conference. extraordinary scenes

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Thatcher: A Very British Revolution, Series 1: 2. Power: via ⁦ @BBCiPlayer ⁩ Watch this series - it’s brilliant plus see ⁦ @afneil ⁩ during the early Thatcher years!

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@RobBurl Rob - do you do QT? Can never remember...

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@EmmaVardyTV @BBCNews Extraordinary reporting

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Incredible report by @CliveMyrieBBC on knife crime #bbcnewssix

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2 years

Well @bbclaurak that was journey…. See what kept us busy

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BBC News - Everything Has Changed With Laura Kuenssberg

Laura Kuenssberg looks back on Brexit, Covid and political challenges of the last 7 years

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Read this 👇

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At the BBC, impartiality is precious. We will protect it | Fran Unsworth

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Late to it but seems a good time to listen 👏👏👏👏⁦ @bbclysedoucet ⁩

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Desert Island Discs - Lyse Doucet, journalist - BBC Sounds

Lyse Doucet, journalist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

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We have brilliant companies in the UK and we want to strengthen their opportunities to export. We would not want to do something that limits those opportunities. “So it is not our policy to stay in the Customs Union. It is not our policy to stay in a customs union.” 2/2

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@campbellclaret @BBCNews @peoplesvote_uk Hi @campbellclaret happy to clarify it had coverage through the day on @BBCNews

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@hendopolis @skynewsgirl @Twitter Keep going Neil. Ignore the extraordinary, beyond crazy abuse. You guys do a great job that we journalists and many others rely on nightly.

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Starmer says he’s up for TV debates - cue broadcasters emergency meeting to get ahead of the competition!! Having managed the BBC’s key progs in 2017/19 I know the drill oh so well. #ptsd

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