But, in pattern that
lobby journalists say is becoming increasingly familiar, Johnson has denied he was up to anything mischievous and insisted that he is shocked by the fall - out from the media storm that he single - handedly whipped up.
Experienced
lobby journalists say it is no surprise that their «solid» and «highly professional» former colleague is now a big noise in public affairs.
Not exact matches
The PM knows that winning support is often less about what she
says and more about how she
says it - and too many
lobby journalists are guilty of playing along.
The state's
lobbying regulator on Tuesday required public relations consultants to register their efforts to influence government through public campaigns — including newspaper editorials — in a move one public relations firm
said would allow government to spy on
journalists.
The Guardian's Rafael Behr
said the speech was even good enough to earn Miliband «a bit of kudos» from hard - bitten
lobby journalists.
Lord Rose used a speech to
lobby journalists to make a direct appeal to those who have previously wanted out,
saying that he wanted to «bring those eurosceptics in».