A public affairs colleague who is always at her desk.
Emily reads Westminster overnight, then stays on through the day. Ask her anything, whenever it comes up. Every answer with its source attached.
Everything Emily writes renders on her own labelled surface, and drafts are reviewed by you before they go anywhere.
She was working before you arrived, and she is still there after you leave.
OvernightReads the recordHansard, divisions, written questions and committee evidence, then writes your briefing.
MorningYour briefingWhere your issues stand, with a source beside every line and a note of what she checked and found nothing on.
Through the dayAsk her anythingA vote, a speech, an MP’s record. She answers from the official record and shows where it came from.
When you need itDrafts, for your reviewLetters, consultation responses and position papers from live data. You read it before it goes.
After meetingsLogs and follows upTell her what happened in a sentence or a voice note. She files it against the right person and sets the chase.