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Downing Street has banned me from asking questions. Why?

I’ve been a lobby journalist for decades – but now I've been shut out by No. 10. What are Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings so afraid of?

Downing Street has banned me from asking questions. Why?
Boris Johnson takes questions from journalists at a press briefing on 11 May. | PA Images
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Dear Prime Minister 

It’s been some time, but I wonder if you remember the words of David Cameron, shortly before the 2010 general election, when he talked of “sunlight being the best disinfectant.” He promised, should he get the keys to Number 10, to lead a government where honesty and openness would have lead roles. 

For brevity’s sake, let’s leave aside whether Mr Cameron fulfilled his promise. Instead, let me concentrate on your own administration.