Overview

• The new role, created in early 2025, is a Civil Service appointment separate from No 10’s political advisers and aims to professionalize messaging across departments.
• Dinsmore edited The Sun from 2013 to 2015 and has served as chief operating officer at News UK for the past decade.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer personally interviewed the final shortlist and selected Dinsmore for his grasp of modern communication challenges.
• He will coordinate efforts among roughly 7,000 communications officers to streamline messaging across traditional outlets and social media platforms.
• His appointment has reignited scrutiny over tabloid influence in government, with Liverpool Labour figures warning of backlash over The Sun’s Hillsborough coverage.