Lobbying firm pressed for details about payments to journalists for favourable stories
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Lobbying firm CT Group is facing pressure to disclose details of payments made to journalists for favorable coverage of its clients. MPs and transparency campaigners condemned the practice as an attack on democracy. CT Group was co-founded by Lynton Crosby, a strategist who worked for former UK Prime Ministers David Cameron and Boris Johnson.
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MPs condemned the behavior
MPs, senior lobbyists, and transparency campaigners condemned CT Group's behaviour.
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The practice was denounced as a dangerous 'attack on democracy'.
The Guardian- MPs condemned the behavior
- Calls for full disclosure of payments
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Loaded language removed<p>MPs and others condemn behaviour of CT Group, which offered cash for positive coverage of clients</p><p>A political lobbying firm <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/22/david-cameron-firm-adviser-pays-journalists-favourable-pieces-boris-johnson">secretly paying journalists for articles</a> favourable to its clients is facing calls to reveal full details of the payments,…
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The practice was denounced as a dangerous 'attack on democracy'.
The GuardianMPs, senior lobbyists, and transparency campaigners condemned CT Group's behaviour.
The GuardianLynton Crosby was hired by both David Cameron and Boris Johnson.
The GuardianCT Group is facing calls to reveal full details of the payments.
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