[Twosugars]

Political journalists have boycotted a briefing at No 10 Downing Street after one of Boris Johnson’s aides banned selected reporters from attending.

The walkout took place after a confrontation inside No 10 in which Lee Cain, Johnson’s most senior communications adviser, tried to exclude reporters from the Mirror, i, HuffPost, PoliticsHome, Independent and others.

Reporters on the invited list were asked to stand on one side of a rug in the foyer of No 10, while those not allowed in were asked by security to stand on the other side.

After Cain told the banned journalists to leave, the rest of the journalists decided to walk out collectively rather than allow Downing Street to choose who scrutinises and reports on the government.

Among those who refused the briefing and walked out were the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, ITV’s Robert Peston and political journalists from Sky News, the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Sun, Financial Times and Guardian.

The briefing was due to be given by government officials, who are meant to be neutral rather than political, but it did not happen because of the walkout.

The tactics from No 10 mirror those of Donald Trump in the US, who has been known to try to exclude journalists from reporting on his activities, and represents an escalation of Johnson’s tensions with the media, which have been increasing in recent weeks.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...r-reporter-ban

[Cherie]

Good for them

[Liam-]

Good, the road this government is going down with the media is awful

[Niamh.]

[arista]

United.
That's nice of the Press that were accepted

[user104658]

Trying to pull a Trump and being told where to stick it. It's the sensible move for any journalist; if they're excluding your peers today, you can't guarantee it won't be you left out in the cold tomorrow.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Trying to pull a Trump and being told where to stick it. It's the sensible move for any journalist; if they're excluding your peers today, you can't guarantee it won't be you left out in the cold tomorrow.

I would imagine most of them know each other socially and are friends as well, its a small pool at the end of the day, nice to see some solidarity in this day and age

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I would imagine most of them know each other socially and are friends as well, its a small pool at the end of the day, nice to see some solidarity in this day and age

Yes many have jumped TV News Channels
And Papers.

So they are all mates.

[arista]

He should
Try again,

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by arista

He should
Try again,

Try what?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Try what?

The PM Johnson.

[Twosugars]

Why was it tried at all? Does he think this is like trump swamp?

[Tom4784]

Good, Boris and the rest of the Tories are probably trying to emulate Trump and the republicans so I'm glad it's backfiring on them already. Limiting which press gets to report on the government is the power move of a dictator.

[arista]

He needs to keep his cards
close to his chest.

To many Left Wing
Journalists are Trouble Makers

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by arista

He needs to keep his cards
close to his chest.

To many Left Wing
Journalists are Trouble Makers

Omfg

[arista]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Omfg

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

He needs to keep his cards
close to his chest.

To many Left Wing
Journalists are Trouble Makers

You are really starting to worry me arista..

We all know why he's done this, did I suggest there would be a lurch to the right post majority and post brexit?

Fair play to the others for highlighting this, what is he plotting that he only wants a right wing spin on that's worrying me..

I'm surprised the guardian was in with those allowed in, maybe they aren't as left leaning as we think? Hmm

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

You are really starting to worry me arista..

We all know why he's done this, did I suggest there would be a lurch to the right post majority and post brexit?

Fair play to the others for highlighting this, what is he plotting that he only wants a right wing spin on that's worrying me..

I'm surprised the guardian was in with those allowed in, maybe they aren't as left leaning as we think? Hmm

No Johnson PM
has to not get ,the wrong headlines
as the EU is watching it all.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

No Johnson PM
has to not get ,the wrong headlines
as the EU is watching it all.

We are also watching... there are no such things as wrong headlines, the briefings from the govt should be free for all media, if we have a free press which is of course the cornerstone of democracy.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

We are also watching... there are no such things as wrong headlines, the briefings from the govt should be free for all media, if we have a free press which is of course the cornerstone of democracy.

Of Course
I posted the one Front Page on it.

But Everything matters
and EU deal on the end of December this year
is locked in law
so its top of his List

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by arista

No Johnson PM
has to not get ,the wrong headlines
as the EU is watching it all.

Do we have free media or not?

We are talking about official briefings here not some whispered inside info.

Its government's duty to provide information to all free media.

If government doesn't want something reported as confidential then they should keep their mouths shut.

You are purposefully confusing two different things here.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Do we have free media or not?

We are talking about official briefings here not some whispered inside info.

Its government's duty to provide information to all free media.

If government doesn't want something reported as confidential then they should keep their mouths shut.

You are purposefully confusing two different things here.

Yes we do
We are not like Turkey or Russia
who close TV Stations and Publications

[Twosugars]

So much for uniting the country

[arista]

[Livia]

It's a fine, fine day when journalists imagine themselves on the moral high ground.