Michael Deacon (born 1980) is a British right wing

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and broadcaster, who made his name writing

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parliamentary sketches for ''

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''. After graduating from Sheffield University ( BA), Deacon worked for the lads' magazine '' Zoo Weekly'' before joining ''The Daily Telegraph'' as a culture writer. He then replaced Andrew Gimson in 2011 as the newspaper's parliamentary sketch writer, which prompted an unsuccessful legal case by Gimson who alleged being the victim of age discrimination. Deacon was promoted

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and assistant editor at ''The Daily Telegraph'', where parliamentary sketch writing has devolved upon Madeline Grant and Tim Stanley. Previously ''The Daily Telegraph's'' television critic, Deacon was shortlisted for the 2014 British Press Awards "Broadcast Columnist of the Year" and "Critic of the Year", losing out to Mark Steel and David Sexton respectively. He has also appeared on the

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show '' The News Quiz''. Deacon lives with his wife and family at Windmill Hill in Gravesend,

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* * 1980 births Living people Alumni of the University of Sheffield People from Gravesend, Kent English political journalists British male journalists The Daily Telegraph people {{UK-journalist-stub

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