Joe Haines, political journalist and press secretary to former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the 1960s and 1970s, has died aged 97, a Labour spokesman has confirmed.

doing for Tony Blair the job he did in two separate periods for Harold Wilson. "He was a superb tabloid writer, and had a great mind, with acute political judgement. He could be grouchy but he had ...

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We did it in 1945 with (Clement) Attlee, we did in 1964 with (Harold) Wilson and we did it in ’97 with Tony Blair. So, talking to Tony and Gordon about that has been really helpful.

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Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds and Tony Blair adviser Alastair Campbell were among those paying tribute. A Labour Party spokesman said: “It is with great sadness that we announce that Joe ...

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds and Tony Blair adviser Alastair Campbell ... who served as press secretary to Harold Wilson, died today at his home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Joe Haines, Harold Wilson’s former press secretary ... Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds and Tony Blair adviser Alastair Campbell were among those paying tribute.