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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason

Keep your friends close: why Boris Johnson hired Guto Harri

Guto Harri
Harri, a former journalist, worked for News UK in a PR role as it recovered from the phone hacking scandal. Photograph: Alan Davidson/Shutterstock

It was received wisdom that none of Johnson’s former aides now in the private sector were likely to accept the risk of a job back alongside the beleaguered prime minister.

Step forward Guto Harri, a former BBC journalist turned PR professional who helped Rupert Murdoch’s News UK after the phone-hacking scandal and worked alongside Johnson during his first term as London mayor in City Hall.

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