News Corp owner was the only media baron the prime minister saw in his first three months
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Boris Johnson saw Rupert Murdoch for a “social meeting” on the day he signalled his intention to seek a general
election last year, according to new transparency disclosures.
Johnson saw the media billionaire on 2 September, the day when Downing Street briefed that he would be seeking an autumn election if his
Brexit plans were thwarted. In the event the election was pushed back to December.