Former Sun editor David Dinsmore is set to be appointed to a plum taxpayer-funded job at the heart of Government, as a communications chief.

While at The Sun and News UK, Dinsmore:

1. Was convicted of breaching the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act after The Sun published an image which could have led to the identification of a victim of a sexual offence
2. Repeatedly published pictures of topless young women in The Sun newspaper
3. Was crowned "sexist of the year" in 2014
4. Oversaw endless and false denials that The Sun was involved in the phone hacking scandal; eventually exposed in January 2025, when The Sun was forced to apologise
5. Oversaw significant and repeated breaches of basic editorial standards at both The Sun and The Times; with publishers accused of disinformation, Islamophobia, misogyny and more

Appointing a former Sun editor to a publicly funded role is an insult to the taxpayer, and in particular to all those who were affected by the Hillsborough disaster and were smeared with despicable and false attacks by The Sun newspaper.

This appointment should not proceed. Add your name now.