UK: Banning of journalists from Downing Street press briefing latest worrying move by Boris Johnson’s new government

NewsToday’s attempt by Downing Street to ban select journalists from a press briefing is the latest of a number of worrying steps taken by Boris Johnson’s new government that restrict press freedom. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for an immediate reversal of this alarming trend before the UK follows the US further down the World Press Freedom Index.On 3 February, political journalists walked out of a Downing Street press briefing en masse after an aide

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