New super press office planned for Downing Streetwhoever wins election

By Andrew Porter, Political Editor 800PM GMT eleven March 2010

It was voiced yesterday that comparison polite servants from the existent Number 10 press operation and the Cabinet Office communications teams would merge.

If Gordon Brown hangs on to energy he as well would good from the new set-up that will begin work in July.

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Number 10 denied that they were formulating an "Office of the Prime Minister," but unbroken Prime Ministers have argued that whilst alternative Whitehall departments have immeasurable numbers of polite servants Number 10 is leaner.

Mr Cameron has not been consulted on the shift that has been concluded by Sir Gus ODonnell, the Cabinet Secretary, and Jeremy Heywood, the permanent cabinet member at Number 10. The plans were drawn up by Simon Lewis, Mr Browns central spokesman.

Currently, the Cabinet Office cuts opposite the Number 10 and wider supervision press operations. It equates to there is mostly crossover in between the dual press operations.

Mr Lewis pronounced that the move would see "a singular government team" in assign of the press bureau that will right away series around 60. However, whilst handling underneath a new singular head the polite servants will not move in to Number 10.

The move will grasp 10 per cent "staff cost savings," according to Mr Lewis.