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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Boris johnson appoints combative election strategist david canzini - The Untold Story

David Canzini
David Canzini, a key ally of the political strategist Lynton Crosby Photograph: handout

Boris Johnson has appointed the combative election strategist David Canzini as part of his attempts to restore his battered reputation amid new claims that Downing Street lockdown parties regularly descended into “carnage”.

Canzini, a key ally of the political strategist Lynton Crosby, is due to start work in Downing Street on Monday. The pair worked for the former prime minister Theresa May before turning on her in 2018

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