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Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre is stepping down after 26 years within the position.
He will grow to be chairman of Associated Newspapers, which is owned by the corporate DMGT, and its editor-in-chief.
Associated additionally owns the Mail on Sunday and the profitable Mail Online, probably the most visited English-language newspaper web site on this planet.
Mr Dacre, the Evening Standard editor earlier than becoming a member of the Mail, begins his new job earlier than turning 70 in November.
Lord Rothermere, chairman of DMGT, paid tribute to Mr Dacre for his "brilliant stewardship" of the Mail and different titles within the group over three a long time.
"Paul is, quite simply, the greatest Fleet Street editor of his generation not only for his huge circulation successes on both the Mail and the Standard but also for the sheer power of his many campaigns, investigations and crusades that have held power to account, given a voice to the voiceless and often set the political agenda through six prime ministerships," he mentioned.
Under Mr Dacre's editorship the Daily Mail has taken a staunchly pro-Brexit line. Last November the paper controversially attacked three senior judges after they dominated that Brexit couldn't be triggered with out a Westminster vote in a front-page story headlined "Enemies of the people".
Despite a sharp fall in newspaper gross sales lately, the Mail nonetheless sells a common of 1.28 million copies a day as its mixture of politics, campaigns and superstar information continues to enchantment to tens of millions of readers.
The Sun stays the UK's highest-selling each day newspaper, nonetheless, shifting 1.49 million copies a day in April.
Mr Dacre has lengthy been Britain's best-paid newspaper editor, incomes nearly £2.5m final 12 months. That was greater than 50% increased than the earlier 12 months as a result of a £856,000 payout underneath DMGT's long-term incentive plan, which is linked to its share worth.
He joined DMGT as the Mail's New York bureau chief after writing for Express Newspapers.