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Ann Sindall

Ann Sindall

Boris Johnson's personal assistant

Dame Ann Sindall DBE was Boris Johnson's secretary or personal assistant while he was editor of The Spectator and Mayor of London.[1] She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in Johnson's Resignation Honours, announced on 9 June 2023, for political and public service.[2][3] Robert Peston tweeted that "The most interesting Johnson honour is the dame-hood for Ann Sindall, his loyal assistant for decades and who probably knows the former prime minister better than almost anyone".[4]

Sonia Purnell, in her 2012 book Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition, describes Sindall's role as Johnson's secretary at The Spectator. She is said to have been described as "almost a pantomime Northerner ... like Boris is a pantomime toff".[5] Purnell describes Sindall as "redoubtable, crop-haired ... with her crisp Northern humour and 'socialist' tendencies", and quotes a colleague as saying that she ran the Spectator office "with the implacable demeanour of a headmistress trained by the SAS".[5] She had a Jack Russell Terrier called Harry which accompanied her to the office.[5]

In November 2022 Sindall became the director of The Office of Boris Johnson Ltd, succeeding Shelley Williams-Walker.[6][7]

Sindall is from Batley, West Yorkshire.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Walker, Peter (12 January 2023). "Boris Johnson given £1m donation by former Brexit party backer". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Resignation Honours 2023" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    "No. 64120". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 2023. p. 14503.
  4. [4]
    Peston, Robert (9 June 2023). "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. [5]
    Purnell, Sonia (2012). Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition - A Biography of Boris Johnson. Aurum Press. ISBN 9781845137410.
  6. [6]
    Thévoz, Seth (23 March 2023). "Boris Johnson rakes in £5m in 6 months after leaving office". openDemocracy. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. [7]
    "The Office of Boris Johnson Limited: people". gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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