The women behind Theresa May: PM will show Donald Trump exactly how important woman are with her female entourage in White House meeting
- President has been heavily criticised for boasting he can 'do anything to women' and his anti-abortion views
- But in historic meeting today he will come face-to-face with Britain's second female PM and see that three of her of most trusted aides are female
- Joint-chief of staff Fiona Hill, chief spin doctor Katie Perrior and press secretary Lizzie Loudon will accompany May to meeting with Trump in Oval Office
When President Trump welcomes Theresa May into the Oval Office for their first meeting today, he will see exactly how important women are.
The President, who has been heavily criticised for his controversial views and comments about women, will not only come face-to-face with Britain's second female Prime Minister - who he already refers to as 'my Maggie' - but he will also see that three of her most trusted aides are female.
Fiona Hill, 43, is Mrs May's long-trusted joint-chief-of-staff and along with Nick Timothy she forms a protective shield around the PM.
Accompanying Theresa May in the US today are her close aides Lizzie Loudon, pictured arriving in Washington today, bottom left, and chief spin doctor Katie Perrior, top right
Fiona Hil, pictured bottom left arriving in Washington today, l is Mrs May's long-trusted joint-chief-of-staff and along with Nick Timothy she forms a protective shield around the PM
The Scot, a former journalist at Sky News, was by Mrs May's side at the Home Office but was forced to quit after leaking against Michael Gove, the-then Education Secretary.
She entered No 10 with Mrs May after a short spell as director of lobbying firm Lexington Communications.
Her office in No 10 is next to the PM's - summing up how important she is to Mrs May's operation. And as one observer said: 'Everything has to go through Fiona and Nick.'
Chief spin doctor Katie Perrior has also known Mrs May for a long time and acts as her protective shield in public.
She gained Mrs May's trust while working with her as a press officer when she gave her famous 'nasty party' speech at the 2002 Tory conference when she told the party it must modernise and widen its base and its outlook.
Joint-chief of staff Fiona Hill, left, chief spin doctor Katie Perrior, middle and press secretary Lizzie Loudon, right, will accompany May to meeting with Trump in Oval Office
Theresa May, pictured addressing the a Republican retreat in Philadelphia last night, said the fact she was a female PM was the the strongest message she could make about the role of women in the world
Ms Perrior went on to run Boris Johnson's successful campaign for London Mayor in 2008 and went on to set up her own PR Company - iNHouse Communications.
Lizzie Loudon, Mrs May's political press secretary, and Jo Penn, the deputy chief of staff, will also be accompanying the PM as she enters the White House for today's historic meeting with President Trump.
Ms Loudon worked as a special adviser to Iain Duncan Smith at the Department of Work and Pensions until he quit the Cabinet.
She was recruited to help run the media team for the Vote Leave campaign in the EU referendum.
And after Mrs May's swift promotion to No 10 in July, the highly-regarded Ms Loudon was drafted in to add to a female-dominated team.
When Mrs May met Barack Obama in the US in October, the President praised the PM's 'great gender balance'.
President Trump is unlikely to echo President Obama's praise given his previous comments but Mrs May has insisted she 'won't be afraid' to challenge his 'unacceptable' views.
She refused to say if she will use today's meeting to raise concerns about his controversial remarks about women but said the fact she was a female PM was the the strongest message she could make about the role of women in the world.
'When I sit down I think the biggest statement that will be made about the role of women is the fact that I will be there as a female Prime Minister - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - directly taking to him about the interests that we share,' Mrs May said.
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