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How Boris Johnson lost the press

As ministers resign, support for the Prime Minister from his media allies drains away

These are perilous moments for Boris Johnson. As we witness a stream of resignations from his government we look at the role the media has played in this latest scandal. From disastrous broadcast media rounds to increasingly hostile editorials, we鈥檝e seen how politics, power and the press intertwine.

With Michael Crick political journalist and author, Jane Martinson Columnist and Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism at City, Joey Jones spokesman for Theresa May when she was 成人快手 Secretary and former deputy political editor at Sky News, James Ball, who writes for the New Statesman, Eleanor Langford, lobby journalist at Politics 成人快手 and Kate McCann, political Editor at Talk TV.

Presenter: Ros Atkins

Producer: Helen Fitzhenry

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28 minutes

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Wed 6 Jul 2022 21:30

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