The Daily Telegraph has hired Tracy Corrigan, editor of the Financial Times’ Lex column, as assistant editor.

Corrigan will be writing columns in the paper’s business and comment pages.

She has worked at the Financial Times for 18 years and will join the Daily Telegraph after serving a notice period at the FT.

Corrigan will be replaced by Jo Johnson, who is currently the FT South Asia bureau chief.

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