No 10 makes good on pledge to avoid programmes thought to be consumed mainly by Westminster obsessives
Boris Johnson’s decision to give his first broadcast interview since the general
election to BBC’s Breakfast programme, rather than the broadcaster’s traditional political outlets, suggests Downing Street is making good on its promise to prioritise programmes with wider audiences rather than those perceived to be consumed by Westminster obsessives.
As such it was the morning magazine-style programme – traditionally seen as a softer interview by political advisers, to the annoyance of those who work on the show – that drove the news agenda on Tuesday by featuring the prime minister’s views on Huawei’s technology, future relations with
Iran, and the prospect of Big Ben’s bongs being brought back by Brexit.