Told the government has appointed several 2019 MPs to the payroll today...

Gagan Mohindra (SW Herts) is PPS at Transport
Jacob Young (Redcar) is PPS at MHCLG
Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster) is a Tory vice chair

Going down badly w/ 2017ers and 15ers

Additionally, Flick Drummond — not quite new, lost her seat in 2017 before returning in December — is now PPS at the DWP.

She was PPS at Dfid before it folded.

“No experience, no gravitas, no way will people respect them,” fumes one (payroll) 2017er.

Another one: Julie Marson (Hertford and Stortford) is now PPS at the Ministry of Justice.

“Rob Roberts will be a minister by tomorrow at this rate,” says one nonplussed colleague.