Johnson’s New Communications Chief Lobbied UK Government Not to Ban Huawei: Report

Johnson’s New Communications Chief Lobbied UK Government Not to Ban Huawei: Report
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Director of Communications Guto Harri arrives at Downing Street in London, on Feb. 8, 2022. Rob Pinney/Getty Images
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Boris Johnson’s new communications director lobbied the British prime minister’s office not to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei in the UK, The Sun newspaper reported.

On Feb. 5, following a string of resignations of his senior staff in Number 10 Downing Street, Johnson named Guto Harri, a former BBC journalist who served as his spokesman and chief of staff during his first term as London mayor, as his new director of communications.