Introduction

The story that disappeared, and what it might tell us about british media. An article written by a respected political journalist claimed that when prime minister boris johnsons foreign secretary between 20 16 and 20 18, he tried to get his then girl friend carry simmonds appointed as his chief of staff. At the time, the couple were having an affair. The story appeared on page five of the times on saturday the eighteenth of june, but was withdrawn from later editions and isn't available on the papers digital archive either.