The adviser who has moved from student radical to Downing Street will be a major loss to the PM
While a number of people who have worked alongside Munira Mirza praise her intellect and character, it appeared paradoxical that having led No 10’s efforts in stoking culture war issues she has eventually resigned in protest over low politics.
Mirza, who quit over Boris Johnson’s false claim that Keir Starmer held back attempts to prosecute Jimmy Savile, was the official behind Downing Street’s much criticised report into racial disparities, which downplayed structural factors.
