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How do political journalists get their stories, with Patrick Maguire

How do political journalists get their stories, with Patrick Maguire

Update: 2025-07-24
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Patrick Maguire - the times chief political commentator talks about why politicians give him information, explains what ‘off the record’ and ‘on background’ mean to journalists, how politicians should do a journalists lunch, and who his favourite is to be next Labour leader


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How do political journalists get their stories, with Patrick Maguire

How do political journalists get their stories, with Patrick Maguire