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Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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The Guardian Politics
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Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press

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Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion A political lobbying firm founded by the former electoral strategist for David Cameron and Boris Johnson secretly pays journalists to write pieces for British newspapers that are favourable to their clients, a Guardian investigation can reveal. In a practice that appears to create a backdoor for private companies to influence public opinion, lobbyists for CT Group – co-founded by the campaign strategist, Lynton Crosby – told an undercover reporter that they had paid journalists to place apparently independent stories in newspapers. Continue reading...

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