Return to the press?British media: After Johnson leaves office, it may cooperate with the British "Daily Mail"

[Global Times special reporter Chen Jiacun in the UK] The British "Guardian" reported on the 13th that British Prime Minister Johnson may return to the press after leaving 10 Tangning Street in September this year. The newspaper believes that he may cooperate with the British "Daily Mail" to continue his journalism.

The Guardian said that after Johnson's departure, his annual income will be greatly reduced to 84,000 pounds. In addition to the existing family expenses, he also had to pay the support for the child born with his ex -wife. Therefore, Johnson is looking for a new source of income. Before serving as the Prime Minister, Johnson had a long -term cooperative relationship with the British "Daily Telegraph". He wrote a column article every week for an average of 10 hours a month. It is reported that his annual income of his "deputy industry" was as high as 275,000 pounds.

Screenshot of the Guardian "Guardian"

However, after the "party door" incident, the Daily Telegraph was "increasingly indifferent" in reports on Johnson. The Guardian believes that if Johnson returns to the press, he may not return to the Daily Telegraph. At the same time, multiple sources of the Daily Mail said that some people have begun to contact the column after Johnson's departure. But the news has not been confirmed by the "Daily Mail" at 10 Tangning Street and the Daily Mail. It is reported that after the scandal of the Daily Mail, the scandal has firmly maintained Johnson, and in the first election of the Conservative Party, he firmly supported the candidate Tras, a candidate for Johnson. Recently, the newspaper also published a comment article calling on the Conservative MPs to give up investigating Johnson.

Johnson was a reporter from the British Times in 1987, but was fired for fabricating a direct quotation. He later joined the Daily Telegraph, served as a reporter in the newspaper, and returned to London Headquarters in 1994 as an assistant editor -in -chief and columnist. In 1999, he became the editor -in -chief of the British "Observer" until 2005. Johnson's writing style is unrestrained and brought about a lot of trouble, but it has accumulated a lot of popularity. While Johnson took charge, the sales of "Observer" increased significantly. Johnson later got involved in car columns, novels, TV documentary, news talk shows, etc., and its column was later published.

It is reported that during the British Prime Minister, Johnson's annual income was about 150,000 pounds. Previously, his annual income such as column, writing, speaking, and television could reach about 800,000 pounds. The Guardian said that since the Prime Minister in July 2019, Tresa May has rely on speeches around and has more than 2.1 million pounds of income. Johnson's reputation may bring him higher income.

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