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Second, through Alistair Campbell, his presssecretary, Mr Blair exerts far more discipline over the presentation of policies, by both ministers and civil-service press officers, than did any of his predecessors.
So will two Cabinet Ministers - Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke and the Attorney General Dominic Grieve - as well as the new chairman of the Press Complaints Commission Lord Hunt, the chairman of the BBC, Lord Patten, and the director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer QC.