Бывший редактор The Sun Дэвид Динсмор покинет пост директора по коммуникациям правительства Великобритании

A FORMER editor of The Sun is to step down as the Government's communications director after just a year in the role. David Dinsmore, who was appointed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in July 2025 to overhaul communications across Whitehall, will leave the post on September 30, according to PA. The Cabinet Office said the departure had been agreed "by mutual agreement" following discussions with First Secretary of State Louise Haigh. In a statement released on Wednesday, Mr Dinsmore said it had been "an enormous privilege to serve at the heart of Government". He said that his team had "fundamentally reshaped the way Government approaches communications." He added: "Government communications is now moving from strategic design into implementation and I leave with great confidence in the outstanding civil servants who will take that work forward." Cabinet Secretary Dame Antonia Romeo thanked Mr Dinsmore for his work, saying he had done "a brilliant job establishing the strategy, structures and capabilities required for lasting change in Government communications". Mr Dinsmore began his journalism career at the Scottish Sun in 1990 and went on to become editor of The Sun between 2013 and 2015 before later serving as chief operating officer at News UK. During his time as editor, The Sun ended its long-running Page 3 feature featuring topless models after years of campaigning by critics. He was branded “sexist of the year” in 2014 by campaign group End Violence Against Women, after holding out against the move. His appointment to a senior Government role last year proved controversial among some Labour figures, particularly in Liverpool where many people continue to boycott The Sun over its coverage of the Hillsborough disaster. The newspaper's reporting in the aftermath of the 1989 tragedy, which claimed the lives of 97 Liverpool supporters, remains a source of deep anger across Merseyside despite the paper having apologised. When Mr Dinsmore's appointment was announced last year, Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram described the decision as "insensitive" and said he "shouldn't be anywhere near a senior Government role".