article_snippet.sent: The number of communications employees working for local government is more than two times that working across 20 central government departments.
article_snippet.sent: London has at least 425 marketing staff and press officers working across London local authorities, four the Times more than the entire editorial staff at the Evening Standard, the Times reported.
article_snippet.sent: Figures revealed that the Home Office had 275 full-time positions in marketing, press relations and similar areas.
article_snippet.sent: the Home Office had 205 PR staff and the Department for Work and Pensions had 184.
highlights_snippet.sent: The number of communications staff in local government more than 3,400 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Total is more than double the number working across central government .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: London has 425 members of PR staff working across London local authorities .