That's right, one of the biggest jobs in political journalism is up for grabs.
The FT Westminster blog reports that George Pascoe-Watson, who took over from Trevor Kavanagh in the political editor's chair at the best-selling British tabloid in 2006, has been lured by the big bucks of Portland PR.
So there is a vacancy for what will be a highly influential post in the run-up to the general election, just a couple of weeks after the paper put its full weight behind the Conservative Party...
Update: GPW has said on his departure for pastures anew:
"I cannot wait to join Portland's brilliant, energetic and dynamic team. I leave The Sun with nothing but happy memories of 22 years on Fleet Street. I was thrilled to have played a key role in switching The Sun's support to David Cameron.
"I leave The Sun in the brilliant hands of Dominic Mohan, a friend and colleague who I anticipate will build on Rebekah Brooks’s formidable success. And it is now time to use the skills and experience of 22 years on the country’s biggest paper to great effect.
"The political and media landscape is undergoing historic change. David Cameron is on course to be the next Prime Minister. Now I'm looking forward to using my experience to help Portland's clients make sense of a new political and media age."
11pm update: Iain Dale has blogged that the paper's defence editor Tom Newton Dunn has been appointed to replace Pascoe-Watson.
