Boris Johnson's new political spokeswoman Allegra Stratton is moving to end Downing Street's war of words with the media. Ex-journalist Ms Stratton, who joins No10 from the Treasury where she worked for Rishi Sunak, led a marked shift in tone in a call with journalists.
It comes after months of deteriorating relationships between journalists and No 10. Under a regime led by Dominic Cummings and former Director of Communications of Lee Cain some journalists were excluded from briefings.
During the 2019 General Election, including the Mirror, found themselves excluded from Conservative party events and were banned from Mr Johnson's campaigning bus.
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