BUT wait…step forward spin-doctor number eight. Richard Lloyd, who has just been appointed to the campaigns and communications team at Number 10, comes with an interesting pedigree which should make him feel at home in his new job. He is an arch critic of Tony Blair. He joins the team from his post as director of the global citizens’ rights organisation Consumers International. But before that he was head of the charity Landmine Action, where he was a fierce critic of the former PM, condemning Britain’s use of cluster bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. He accused Mr Blair of failing to “comprehend” the “appalling” injuries inflicted on civilians. Wonder what advice he has for the new boss?


