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Always denied lying, though they do accept that on several matters, they have said things which weren't true and then have corrected that. we're going to talk about the relationship between the number 10 press operation and the press in a moment with james ball, who's going to join us. but, joeyjones, i'd like to bring you in, because i've been talking about the evolution of the position of certain papers on notjust mrjohnson, but on politics more generally. but do you think there can actually be moments, high impact moments, say — i'm thinking back to michael gove�*s turning on borisjohns...

To come to you. well, thanks to you as well forjoining us. that's eleanor from politicshome. so those are some of the practicalities of how the media operates on a day like this in westminster. let's also understand how politics and those within it are using the different forms of media to play out their sides of the story on a day like this. michael crick is a political journalist and author. we're also joined by jane martinson, columnist and professor of financial journalism at city university, and byjoeyjones, who was a spokesperson for theresa may when she was home secretary. before that, ...

A highly significant day. whether it's the most significant will be something that i'm sure manyjournalists will pore over. but, joeyjones, if we listen to michael crick�*s description of how much more complex the media landscape has become, presumably, as you once were, if you're inside politics, if you're dealing with the media, it's become much more complicated for people in those roles, too. yeah. although, could ijust touch a bit from my l journalistic perspective? actually, there was a parallel when i was at sky news, - a period when there was . a succession of resignations under gordo...

Covering the prime minister in one way or another, but let's quickly run down how they've covered the events of the last 2a hours. the mail on sunday... sorry, if we go back to sunday, the mail on sunday ran a critical page. today, criticalfront page. today, the daily telegraph ran a column by lord frost, who negotiated brexit on behalf of borisjohnson. lord frost is calling for the prime minister to go. the daily express stayed on side. it said the resignation of rishi sunak was a potential for tax cuts. the front page of the mail today talks about mrjohnson as the greased piglet. and a mail ...

When it's really hard not to want to be in the newsroom, not to want to sort of be following every twist and turn, cos it is one of the biggest political stories we've had for a long time, particularly about the prime minister. obviously, we could talk about brexit, but, you know, this has been an astonishing day. and, michael crick, if i could bring you in at this stage, how do you compare how political operatives use the media today with how they might have used it, say, when margaret thatcher was under pressure several decades back? well, it's so much more complicated these days. i mean, wa...