The PM is to stop putting forward ministers to answer questions on the airwaves each morning, in a move likely to attract criticism after he promised 'accountability' when he entered Number 10.
Rishi Sunak is to axe the daily appearance of ministers on morning breakfast shows, it is understood.
Instead of being grilled on the airwaves every day, the government will now only provide a minister to be interviewed around three mornings a week. The move was first reported by the Daily Mirror, which said the appearances will be focused on when there is an"announcement".It is understood that Downing Street will take a"flexible" approach to appearances, with sources rejecting the suggestion the move amounts to an axing of the broadcast round.
The daily broadcast round typically sees a minister appear on Sky's Kay Burley breakfast show, BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, BBC Radio 4's Today programme and other outlets to answer questions and defend the government each weekday morning. Government decisions over whether or not to talk to broadcasters have proven controversial in recent years, with ministers regularly boycotting programmes if they are upset about interviews or how they are reported
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