letter was finally released on 29 March, a day that could have been calculated to annoy pro-Europeans – it was John Major’s birthday and Tony Blair’s wedding anniversary. The signing and delivery of the letter descended into low farce. At 4.40 p.m. May had still not physically signed it. The early evening news and the newspaper deadlines were fast approaching. Katie Perrior wanted a picture to mark the historic moment. ‘There aren’t many photos in politics where you need no words,’ she said. The picture was the story. A Downing Street official recalled, ‘Katie was pacing the room. There was an
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