Quote #279,394

"The Sun' and the 'News of the World' fell in line behind New Labour in the run up to the 1997 electi..." — Andrew Neil

The Sun' and the 'News of the World' fell in line behind New Labour in the run up to the 1997 election, 'The Times' stayed broadly neutral and 'The Sunday Times' unenthusiastically Tory. After the election, 'The Times' quickly fell in line as the New Labour house journal.
Andrew Neil
Andrew Neil Journalist • British
check_circle Copied to clipboard!

More from Andrew Neil

View All
You know, Rupert Murdoch I've said is like an Italian when it comes to negotiations.
— Andrew Neil
That's the only time when newspapers have some influence, when they are pushing the British public in a direction they are already minded to go.
— Andrew Neil
Well, one person whose company I enjoy is Charlie Whelan. He and I get on really well together.
— Andrew Neil
People know more about my views than they do about most BBC presenters because I had a life before becoming a BBC presenter.
— Andrew Neil