New strongman at No 10
Former head of Ofcom to be political chief of staff

Gordon Brown yesterday implicitly acknowledged the indecision that has haunted much of his first six months in Downing Street by appointing the former head of Ofcom to act as his political chief of staff at No 10.

Stephen Carter, chief executive of Brunswick, the City public relations and lobbying firm, will oversee policy development, communications and political strategy for Brown.

Carter will be given the formal title of prime minister's chief of strategy and principal adviser, on a salary of £137,000 a year.

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