Ben Bryant, a Telegraph journalist, tweeted: “Newsroom in shock. Some in tears.” Chief executive Murdoch MacLennan praised Mr Gallagher for doing an “excellent job” and credited him for playing a key role when the Telegraph exposed MPs’ expenses in 2009. News supremo Chris Evans will be acting print editor of the Monday-to-Friday edition of the paper. Ian MacGregor, editor of the Sunday Telegraph, will be acting weekend print editor of the Saturday and Sunday editions.