Boris Johnson’s new communications director lobbied a former chief of staff in No 10 not to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei in the UK, leaked documents suggest.
Guto Harri, hired by the Prime Minister as part of his shake-up in Downing Street, asked Sir Eddie Lister which ministers could receive a “nudge” for his client in 2020, the Sun reported.
The communications chief was said to have been representing lobbying firm Hawthorn Advisors during the 25-minute video call including Huawei executives on June 2 that year.
