fixer

To film there, we first had to seek permission from the community's chief, and we were guided throughout by a local crew of fixers who knew how to navigate its maze of waterways.

He told the mayor to expect a call from Noem’s “FEMA fixer” shortly.

"Keir was furious," I'm told, and on Thursday morning, he made the formal decision with the foreign secretary that if Labour's veteran fixer wouldn't go on his own accord, he'd be sacked.

The archetypal spin doctor, his reputation as a behind-the scenes fixer, schemer and schmoozer earned him the nickname, "the Prince of Darkness".

The Beach is a convenient location for mingling, networking and seeking contacts through a fixer, someone essential for foreign correspondents.