️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Boris Johnson has criticized a controversial Government ruling to stop 430,000 civil servants talking to journalists.<unk>Boris Johnson has criticized a controversial Government ruling to stop 430,000 civil servants talking to journalists. Mayor of London raised concerns about a change to the civil service code, quietly introduced last week, which makes it clear that officials can be sacked if they speak out before checking with a minister.<unk> Mayor of London raised concerns about a change to the civil service code, quietly introduced last week, which makes it clear that officials can be sacked if they speak out before checking with a minister. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Mayor of London, pictured during a visit to Kew Gardens last week, disagrees with the new rule to stop civil servants speaking to the press.<unk> Mayor of London, pictured during a visit to Kew Gardens last week, disagrees with the new rule to stop civil servants speaking to the press.<unk> Mayor of London, pictured during a visit to Kew Gardens last week, disagrees with the new rule to stop civil servants speaking to the press. However, that has failed to satisfy critics who have asked why such a change has been enforced just before the general election campaign.<unk> However, that has failed to satisfy critics who have asked why such a change has been enforced just before the general election campaign.<unk> I believe in maximum possible transparency. I believe in maximum transparency. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Nothing that you can say or do that is not instantaneously FOI-able. <unk>There<unk>is virtually nothing that you can say or do that is not instantaneously FOI-able. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I'm in favor of people being able to discuss things as freely as they can. I'm in favor of people being able to discuss things as freely as they can. Quand je repense à mon temps à l'hôtel de ville, c'est assez incroyable comment j'ai pris en charge une opération dotée d'un personnel majoritairement composé de personnes qui ne partageaient pas mes opinions politiques. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Most civil servants understand that there is a difference between being useful and helping public debate, and undermining the operation that they are in. I'm in favour of transparency.<unk> ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Une des difficultés qu'il y a eu, c'est dans le cas des relations entre la police et les médias....
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Officials can be sacked if they speak out before checking with a minister.<unk> Officials can be sacked if they speak out before checking with a minister. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has agreed to rewrite code.