Kevin Maguire is a British

British people

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 political

Politics

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 journalist

Journalist

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, currently Associate Editor

Editing

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 at the Daily Mirror newspaper. From an Irish Catholic

Irish Catholic

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 family, earlier in his career Maguire was Chief Reporter for The Guardian

The Guardian

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In April 2009 Maguire became drawn into the Damian McBride

Damian McBride

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 affair, when it was reported he had attended a meeting with McBride and Ray Collins

Ray Collins (trade unionist)

Ray Edward Harry Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury is a British life peer and trade unionist who was appointed General Secretary of the Labour Party on 12 June 2008....

 to discuss the Labour Party's online political attack strategy.

Maguire is a frequent contributor to Sky News

Sky News

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 and the BBC

BBC News

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