The man who is set to represent the troubled UK banking sector – replacing the long-serving Angela Knight in the role of chief executive of the British Bankers Association – brings to the position a triple mix of political, media and financial experience.

Anthony Browne, who was today confirmed as the new chief executive of the BBA, has the political and media connections required for one of the toughest lobbying roles in the country having had past lives as an adviser to the Mayor of London and a Fleet Street correspondent.