Geordie Greig to be new Day-to-day Mail editor

Geordie Greig to be new Daily Mail editor

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Geordie Greig has been named as new editor of the Daily Mail, and will replace Paul Dacre later this year.

The 57-year-old currently edits the paper's sister title the Mail on Sunday.

Lord Rothermere, chairman of the Mail's owner DMGT, confirmed the appointment, praising Mr Greig as "outstanding".

Mr Dacre has been editor of the Mail for the past 26 years and will become chairman of Associated Newspapers, and its editor-in-chief.

Mr Greig has been editor of the Sunday title since 2012. In stark contrast to its daily stablemate, the Mail on Sunday has strongly supported the UK staying in the EU.

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His new appointment has prompted some commentators to question whether the Mail might also change its editorial stance on Brexit.

Matthew Garrahan, media editor of the Financial Times, tweeted:

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Geordie Greig new ed of the Mail - and he’ll report only to Lord Rothermere (a fellow Remainer). Will the Mail change its stance on Brexit?

— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) June 7, 2018

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Lord Adonis, a Labour peer and former Transport Secretary, commented:

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Paul Dacre’s replacement by Geordie Greig at Daily Mail a revolution in the British media & by far the most important political story this week. Daily Mail moving from Brexit to Remain leapfrogging Mrs May & her nonsense, like public opinion. Very likely we will now stop Brexit

— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) June 7, 2018

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Chris Williams, deputy business editor of the Telegraph, tweeted:

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I’m assured by those in the know that the tone of Greig’s Mail will be much like his MoS, which will stay the same. Resources and political lines to be shared across titles. So big swing anti-Brexit incoming.

— Chris Williams (@cg_williams) June 7, 2018

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Eton-educated Mr Greig is a former editor of society magazine Tatler and became Evening Standard editor in 2009 when the London paper was still owned by DMGT.

Its Associated Newspapers division also owns Metro and MailOnline as well as Mail titles.

Ted Verity, deputy editor of the Daily Mail, will become the new Mail on Sunday editor, DMGT said.

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September 24, 2018