Former Conservative leader David Cameron, who was in Number 10 from 2010 to 2016, spoke to Sky News presenter Adam Boulton for his new documentary Feral Beasts: Prime Ministers and the Media.
would be introduced in England ahead of Christmas was also distributed by Downing Street.
The same month, ministers did not join the regular morning interview slot on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.Put to him by Boulton that his request for an official Number 10 photographer was unsuccessful, but Mr Johnson now has a whole team, Mr Cameron said:"Well, Boris has always been able to get away with things that mere mortals can't seem to.
"And I always did. Yes, the press conferences were rather infrequent, but I never held back from going on the Today programme and coming on your show .David Cameron and Boris Johnson were close when the pair were PM and London mayorAsked if the prime minister should always be available to the media, Mr Cameron replied:"Yes - look, not every day because you have got a country to run.
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